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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
McCurdy v. Terry 33 Ga. 49 1861 0 Recovery for Covenant Supreme Court of Georgia
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Swails v. Bushart 39 Tenn. 561 1859 0 Tennessee
Beasley v. Jenkins 39 Tenn. 191 1858 0 Tennessee
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Eckles v. Bates 26 Ala. 655 1855 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Commonwealth v. Tracy 46 Mass. 536 1843 0 Wrongful detainment Massachusetts
Ann v. State 30 Tenn. 159 1850 0 Tennessee
Presnell v. Landers 40 N.C. 251 1848 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Moore v. Steele 29 Tenn. 562 1850 0 Tennessee
Wooten v. Calahan 32 Ga. 382 1861 0 False Representation Supreme Court of Georgia
Nancy v. Wright 28 Tenn. 597 1848 0 Tennessee
Maury v. Coleman 24 Ala. 381 1854 0 Execution of Promissory Note Alabama
Hawkins v. Skeggs's adm'r 29 Tenn. 31 1848 0 Tennessee
Martin v. Youngblood 27 Tenn. 581 1847 0 Tennessee
Kay v. Connor 27 Tenn. 624 1848 0 Tennessee
In re Hannah 2 Del. 365 1838 0 Order of funeral payment for a former enslaved person by the descendant's of the deceased previous owner Delaware