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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tucker v. Cheshire Railroad 21 N.H. 29 1850 1 New Hampshire
Grayson v. Commonwealth 48 Va. 613 1850 1 Virginia
Nichols' & Janes' Case 48 Va. 589 1850 1 Virginia
Brower v. Bowers 1 Abb. Ct. App. 214 1850 1 New York
Johnson v. Valentine 6 N.Y. Super. Ct. 36 1850 1 New York
Wilkinson v. Williams 29 F. Cas. 1270 1850 0 Contracts/ Wills United States
Johnson v. Dunn 47 Va. 625 1850 1 Virginia
Butler v. Maury 29 Tenn. 420 1850 1 Tennessee
Perrine v. Farr 22 N.J.L. 356 1850 1 New Jersey
Hall v. Sewell 9 Gill 146 1850 1 Maryland
Sparhawk v. Allen 21 N.H. 9 1850 1 New Hampshire
Buson v. Dougherty 30 Tenn. 50 1850 1 Tennessee
Maples v. Tunis 30 Tenn. 108 1850 1 Tennessee
Smith v. Cameron 33 N.C. 572 1850 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Neylans v. Burge 22 Miss. 201 1850 1 Mississippi
Boyd v. Thornton 21 Miss. 338 1850 1 Mississippi
Powell v. McDonald 42 N.C. 58 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wheeler v. Slavens 21 Miss. 623 1850 1 Mississippi
Bryan v. Lashley 21 Miss. 284 1850 1 Mississippi
Fairly v. McLean 33 N.C. 158 1850 1 North Carolina