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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Mitchell v. Mitchell 27 Tenn. 359 1847 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Watkins 27 Tenn. 331 1847 0 Tennessee
Litton v. Baldwin 27 Tenn. 209 1847 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
Marshall v. Stephens 27 Tenn. 159 1847 0 Tennessee
Baldwin v. Merrill 27 Tenn. 132 1847 0 Tennessee
McReynolds v. Neal 27 Tenn. 12 1847 0 Tennessee
F. & C. Turnpike Co. v. Young 27 Tenn. 103 1847 0 Tennessee
Brady v. Dilley 27 Md. 570 1867 0 Maryland
Smith v. Townshend 27 Md. 368 1867 0 Maryland
United States v. Rycraft 27 F. Cas. 918 1824 0 United States
Wittick v. Traun 27 Ala. 562 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 First-degree murder General Ct of VA
Hunter v. Fulcher 26 Va. 126 1827 0 Action of assault, battery, & to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Wright v. Daily 26 Tex. 730 1863 0 Texas
Lott v. Bertrand 26 Tex. 654 1863 1 Texas
O'Conner v. Silver 26 Tex. 606 1863 0 Texas
Hunter v. Hubbard 26 Tex. 537 1863 1 Texas