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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 1847 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 1847 0 Tennessee
Neal v. Robinson 8 Hum. 435 1847 0 Tennessee
Eaton v. Breathett 27 Tenn. 534 1847 0 Tennessee
Hackney v. Hackney 27 Tenn. 452 1847 0 Tennessee
Patton v. Overton 8 Hum. 192 1847 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
Langford v. Fly 26 Tenn. 585 1847 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. State 26 Tenn. 510 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Weaks 26 Tenn. 522 1847 0 Tennessee
Mullen v. Ensley 27 Tenn. 428 1847 0 Tennessee
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Phillips v. Hawkins 1 Fla. 262 1847 0 Dispute Over Ownership of a Slave After Property was Levied Supreme Court of FL
Randall v. Parramore 1 Fla. 409 1847 0 Foreclosure of a Mortgage on Slaves and Land after Non-Payment Supreme Court of FL
Dorman v. Bigelow 1 Fla. 281 1847 0 Effectiveness of a Promissory Note Against the Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Traylor v. Marshall 11 Ala. 458 1847 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Charlton v. Unis 45 Va. 58 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Cunningham v. Cunningham 45 Va. 43 1847 0 Surcharge action SC of Appeals VA
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Sentencing a Slave to Death for the Rape of a White Women Supreme Court of FL
Goodgame v. Cole & Co. 12 Ala. 77 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama