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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrison’s Administrator v. Harrison’s Distributees 39 Ala. 489 1864 0 Final Settlement of Accounts Alabama
State ex rel. Dawson 39 Ala. 367 1864 0 Petition for Habeas Corpus Alabama
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Nix 38 Va. 636 1841 0 Selling a free man as a slave General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Howard 38 Va. 631 1841 0 Assault / Beating General Ct. of VA
Roberts v. Sacra 38 Tex. 580 1873 0 Texas
James P. v. Newcomb 38 Tex. 561 1873 0 Texas
Hill v. Fairfax 38 Tex. 220 1873 0 Texas
Browning v. Sledge & Browning 38 Tex. 192 1873 0 Texas
Hoyle v. Smith 38 Tenn. 90 1858 0 Tennessee
Kelly v. Davis 38 Tenn. 71 1858 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Metcalf 38 Tenn. 64 1858 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Allen 38 Tenn. 626 1858 0 Tennessee
Towles v. Towles 38 Tenn. 601 1858 0 Tennessee
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Gassaway v. Hopkins 38 Tenn. 583 1858 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Jones 38 Tenn. 574 1858 0 Tennessee
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
Hodge v. Blanton 38 Tenn. 560 1858 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Roberts 38 Tenn. 56 1858 0 Tennessee