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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Woodson v. Smith 38 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Cantrell 38 Tenn. 346 1858 0 Tennessee
Forsey v. Luton 39 Tenn. 183 1858 0 Tennessee
Little v. Birdwell 21 Tex. 597 1858 0 Texas
Vaden v. Vaden 38 Tenn. 444 1858 0 Tennessee
Beasley v. Jenkins 39 Tenn. 191 1858 0 Tennessee
Deel v. Berry 21 Tex. 463 1858 0 Texas
Kirkwood v. Miller 37 Tenn. 455 1858 0 Tennessee
Looper v. Bell 38 Tenn. 373 1858 0 Tennessee
McKenzie v. Kerr 37 Tenn. 539 1858 0 Tennessee
Whitson v. Fowlkes 38 Tenn. 533 1858 0 Tennessee
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Stone v. Sanders 38 Tenn. 248 1858 0 Tennessee
Greer v. State 22 Tex. 588 1858 0 Texas
Roberts v. Fleming 31 Ala. 683 1858 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Sheriff v. Negroes Charles 12 Md. 280 1858 0 0 Maryland
Jones v. Allen 38 Tenn. 626 1858 0 Tennessee
Moore v. Felkel 7 Fla. 44 1857 0 Dispute over Bill of Equity Supreme Court of FL
McHardy v. Surviving Executor of McHardy 7 Fla. 301 1857 0 Dispute over a Marriage Settlement Supreme Court of FL