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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Martin v. Martin 39 Va. 495 1842 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Branch of the Bank of Alabama v. Marshall 4 Ala. 60 1842 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Tucker v. Medaris 22 Tenn. 628 1842 0 Tennessee
Pope v. Eakin 22 Tenn. 413 1842 0 Tennessee
Greenlow v. Rawlings 22 Tenn. 90 1842 0 Tennessee
Malone v. Abbott 22 Tenn. 532 1842 0 Tennessee
Helm v. Steele 22 Tenn. 472 1842 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Anderson 22 Tenn. 581 1842 0 Tennessee
Hinton v. Cole 22 Tenn. 656 1842 0 Tennessee
Orgain v. Ramsey 22 Tenn. 580 1842 0 Tennessee
Sydney v. State 22 Tenn. 478 1842 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Ross 22 Tenn. 220 1842 0 Tennessee
Wilson v. Hoss 22 Tenn. 142 1842 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. McCarty 22 Tenn. 146 1842 0 Tennessee
Bowman's Ex'rs v. Tucker 22 Tenn. 648 1842 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Lewis 22 Tenn. 29 1842 0 Tennessee
McWhorter v. Lewis 4 Ala. 198 1842 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
Hartsell v. George 22 Tenn. 255 1842 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Rives v. Pettit 4 Ark. 582 1842 1 Arkansas