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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lester v. Vick 49 Tenn. 476 1871 0 Tennessee
Grider v. Harbison 46 Tenn. 208 1869 0 Tennessee
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia
Rowan v. Mercer 29 Tenn. 359 1849 0 Tennessee
Wiseman v. Russey 47 Tenn. 233 1869 0 Tennessee
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
Turner v. Thurmond 28 Ga. 174 1859 0 Personal property issu supreme Court of Georgia
Elliott v. Pool 56 N.C. 17 1856 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Falkner v. Streator 56 N.C. 33 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Almond v. Almond 25 Va. 662 1826 0 Divorce (division of property) SC of Appeals VA
Knibb's Executor v. Dixon's Executor 22 Va. 249 1822 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Corbin's Administrator v. Southgate 13 Va. 319 1809 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of VA
Lowry v. Mountjoy 10 Va. 55 1806 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Clements & Miller v. Little 28 Ga. 491 1859 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Tweedy v. Urquhart 30 Ga. 446 1860 0 deed of marriage settlement Supreme Court of Georgia
Wynn v. Garland 19 Ark. 23 1857 0 License dispute Arkansas
Cook v. Walker 30 Ga. 519 1860 0 Seizure of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia