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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nolly v. Wilkins 11 Ala. 872 1847 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Hardy v. Carter 27 Tenn. 153 1847 1 Tennessee
Taylor v. Paullin 11 Ala. 512 1847 0 Action for recovery of clothing for enslaved persons Alabama
Houston v. Stanton 11 Ala. 412 1847 0 Agreement to sell dispute Alabama
Frink v. McClung 9 Ill. 569 1847 1 Illinois
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
Locket v. Child 11 Ala. 640 1847 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Dennistoun v. Nutt 2 La. Ann. 483 1847 1 Louisiana
Taylor v. State 26 Tenn. 510 1847 0 Tennessee
Carden v. Spilman 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 25 1847 1 Tennessee
McMahan v. Green 12 Ala. 71 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Spence v. Thompson 11 Ala. 746 1847 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Gary v. Colgin 11 Ala. 514 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama