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Case Name ▲ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Elmore v. Mustin 28 Ala. 309 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Embry v. Morrison 63 Tenn. 186 1874 0 Tennessee
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Ensley v. Balentine 23 Tenn. 233 1843 0 Tennessee
Erskine v. Henry 36 Va. 75 1838 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Estill v. Deckerd 63 Tenn. 497 1874 0 Tennessee
Etheridge v. Edwards 31 Tenn. 426 1852 0 Tennessee
Evans v. Davidson 53 Md. 245 1880 0 Maryland
Evans v. Higdon 60 Tenn. 245 1872 0 Tennessee
Evans v. Iglehart 6 G. & J. 171 1834 0 Maryland
Evans v. Merriken 8 G. & J. 39 1836 0 Maryland
Evans v. Murray 27 Tex. 383 1864 0 Texas
Evans' v. Wells 26 Tenn. 559 1847 0 Tennessee
Executors of Tally v. Henry 41 Tenn. 290 1860 0 Tennessee
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 Writ of habeus corpus General Ct. of VA
Ex parte Bushnell 9 Ohio St. 76 1859 1 Ohio
Ex parte Edwards 11 Fla. 174 1867 0 Challenge of a Writ of Habeas Corpus Supreme Court of FL
Ex parte Merry 26 Tex. 23 1861 0 Texas
Ex parte O'Neill 8 Md. 227 1855 0 Maryland
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee