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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lemmon v. People 20 N.Y. 562 1859 0 Recovery for slaves Court of Appeals of New York
Elijah v. State 20 Tenn. 102 1839 0 Tennessee
Richardson v. Thompson 20 Tenn. 151 1839 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Mitchell 20 Tenn. 168 1839 0 Tennessee
Drake v. Bayliss 20 Tenn. 174 1839 0 Tennessee
Twiss v. Martin's Administrators 20 Tenn. 189 1839 0 Tennessee
Horsely v. Branch 20 Tenn. 199 1839 0 Tennessee
Banks v. Wilks 20 Tenn. 279 1839 0 Tennessee
Murphey v. Goin 20 Tenn. 440 1839 0 Tennessee
Norment v. Smith 20 Tenn. 46 1839 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Deer v. Devin 20 Tenn. 66 1839 0 Tennessee
De Witt v. Monroe & Brother 20 Tex. 289 1857 0 Levy on slave Texas
Nations v. Jones 20 Tex. 300 1857 0 Warranty on Slave dispute Texas
Wade v. De Witt 20 Tex. 398 1857 0 Warranty dispute Texas
Cronin v. Gay 20 Tex. 460 1857 0 Property dispute Texas
Norwood v. Cobb 20 Tex. 588 1857 0 Property dispute Texas
Carroll v. Carroll 20 Tex. 731 1858 0 Texas
South v. Solomon 20 Va. 12 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Givens v. Manns 20 Va. 191 1818 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA