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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McGowan v. State 17 Tenn. 184 1836 0 Tennessee
Charles v. State 3 Port. 440 1836 0 Alabama
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
Lillard v. Ruckers 17 Tenn. 64 1836 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Gibson 17 Tenn. 329 1836 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Baily 8 G. & J. 32 1836 0 0 Maryland
Scott v. Carruth 17 Tenn. 418 1836 0 Tennessee
Shaw v. Smith 17 Tenn. 97 1836 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Wallace 18 Tenn. 105 1836 0 Tennessee
Divers v. Fulton 8 G. & J. 202 1836 0 Maryland
Brown v. Brown 18 Tenn. 84 1836 0 Tennessee
Wren v. Gayden 2 Miss. 365 1836 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Howe v. McDermott 4 D.C. 711 1836 0 Judgements United States
United States v. Jeffers 4 D.C. 704 1836 0 Diplomatic priveledge United States
Reed v. Brashers 3 Port. 375 1836 0 Trover for a enslaved person Alabama
Lindsay v. King 3 Port. 406 1836 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Turner v. Armstrong 17 Tenn. 412 1836 0 Tennessee
Clarke v. State ex rel. Darnall 8 G. & J. 111 1836 0 Maryland
Union Bank v. State 17 Tenn. 490 1836 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Stewart 8 G. & J. 226 1836 0 Maryland