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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Townsend v. Townsend 44 Tenn. 70 1867 0 Tennessee
Sandford v. Weeden 49 Tenn. 71 1870 0 Tennessee
Fogg v. Rogers 42 Tenn. 290 1865 0 Tennessee
Fanning v. Fly 42 Tenn. 486 1865 0 Tennessee
Kirk v. York 41 Tenn. 446 1860 0 Tennessee
Executors of Tally v. Henry 41 Tenn. 290 1860 0 Tennessee
DeGraffenreid v. Green 41 Tenn. 109 1860 0 Tennessee
Green v. Goodall 41 Tenn. 404 1860 0 Tennessee
Darden v. Hatcher 41 Tenn. 513 1860 0 Tennessee
Kimbro ex rel. Bugg v. Hamilton 32 Tenn. 190 1852 0 Tennessee
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas
Commonwealth v. Smith & Burwell 42 Va. 554 1844 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slaves General Ct. of VA
Hendricks v. Compton's Ex'or 41 Va. 192 1843 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Spencer v. Ford 40 Va. 648 1843 0 Suit for alimony SC of Appeals VA
Garrett Ex'or v. Carr 40 Va. 196 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Kent v. Matthews 39 Va. 573 1841 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Cocke's Ex'or v. Philips 39 Va. 248 1841 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Duncan v. Wright 38 Va. 542 1841 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA