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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Curtiss 2 N.Y. 225 1849 1 New York
Fleming v. Townsend 6 Ga. 103 1849 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Orr v. Burwell 15 Ala. 378 1849 1 Alabama
Wiley v. Givens 47 Va. 277 1849 1 Virginia
Hargraves v. Lewis 7 Ga. 110 1849 1 Georgia
Murdock & Garratt v. Chenango Co. Mutual Insurance 2 N.Y. 210 1849 1 New York
Danley v. Rector 10 Ark. 211 1849 0 Gift dispute Arkansas
Church v. Moore 10 Pa. 273 1849 1 Pennsylvania
Sloo v. Lea 18 Ohio 279 1849 1 Ohio
Kelsey v. Western 2 N.Y. 500 1849 1 New York
Harris v. Clark 3 N.Y. 93 1849 1 New York
Chambers v. Games 2 Greene 320 1849 1 Iowa
Tyler v. Hand 48 U.S. 573 1849 1 United States
Robson v. Harwell 6 Ga. 589 1849 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
McGehee v. Walke 15 Ala. 183 1849 1 Alabama
Nuckols v. Mahone 15 Ala. 212 1849 1 Alabama
Jones v. Howell 16 Ala. 695 1849 1 Alabama
Flournoy v. Mims 17 Ala. 36 1849 1 Alabama
Edwards v. Lewis 16 Ala. 813 1849 1 Alabama
McGehee v. Chandler 15 Ala. 659 1849 1 Alabama