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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilson v. Hoss 22 Tenn. 142 1842 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Anderson 22 Tenn. 581 1842 0 Tennessee
Jewell v. Jewell 1 Rob. 316 1842 1 Louisiana
Smith v. Ross 22 Tenn. 220 1842 0 Tennessee
Helm v. Steele 22 Tenn. 472 1842 0 Tennessee
Malone v. Abbott 22 Tenn. 532 1842 0 Tennessee
Young v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 744 1842 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Kittridge v. Landry 2 Rob. 72 1842 1 Louisiana
Rodriguez v. Dubertrand 1 Rob. 535 1842 1 Louisiana
Field v. Arrowsmith 22 Tenn. 442 1842 0 Tennessee
Sydney v. State 22 Tenn. 478 1842 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
Moody v. Fry 22 Tenn. 567 1842 0 Tennessee
Winnard v. Robbins 22 Tenn. 614 1842 0 Tennessee
Orgain v. Ramsey 22 Tenn. 580 1842 0 Tennessee
Stinson Ex'or v. Day 40 Va. 435 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. State 7 Miss. 326 1842 0 Mississippi
Hardeman v. Sims 3 Ala. 747 1842 0 Recovery of an Enslaved Girl who was Mistakenly Sold Alabama
State v. Jefferson 3 Del. 571 1842 0 Murder trial Delaware