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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Osborne v. VanHorn 2 Fla. 360 1848 0 Suit to Recover Distributive Share for Maintenance of Children Supreme Court of FL
Powell v. Powell 28 Tenn. 477 1848 0 Tennessee
Brooke v. Waring 7 Gill 5 1848 0 Maryland
Lassiter v. Cole 27 Tenn. 621 1848 0 Tennessee
James v. State 28 Tenn. 308 1848 0 Tennessee
Barnes v. Dodge 7 Gill 109 1848 0 Maryland
Gwin v. Wright 27 Tenn. 639 1848 0 Tennessee
Cornish v. Willson 6 Gill 299 1848 0 Maryland
Young v. Jones 28 Tenn. 551 1848 0 Tennessee
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Jones 27 Tenn. 705 1848 0 Tennessee
Harry v. Green 28 Tenn. 182 1848 0 Tennessee
Cathey v. Cathey 28 Tenn. 470 1848 0 Tennessee
Hackney v. Hackney 28 Tenn. 450 1848 0 Tennessee
Draper v. Joiner 28 Tenn. 612 1848 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Wright 28 Tenn. 493 1848 0 Tennessee
Stevens v. Bomar 28 Tenn. 546 1848 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. McGill 28 Tenn. 616 1848 0 Tennessee
Pearl v. Hansborough 28 Tenn. 426 1848 0 Tennessee