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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gilbert v. State 26 Tenn. 524 1847 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Nixon 26 Tenn. 579 1847 0 Tennessee
Tom v. State 27 Tenn. 86 1847 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Hays 26 Tenn. 588 1847 0 Tennessee
Neal v. Robinson 8 Hum. 435 1847 0 Tennessee
Eaton v. Breathett 27 Tenn. 534 1847 0 Tennessee
Hackney v. Hackney 27 Tenn. 452 1847 0 Tennessee
Patton v. Overton 8 Hum. 192 1847 0 Tennessee
Lewis v. Simonton 27 Tenn. 185 1847 0 Tennessee
Langford v. Fly 26 Tenn. 585 1847 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. State 26 Tenn. 510 1847 0 Tennessee
State v. Weaks 26 Tenn. 522 1847 0 Tennessee
Mullen v. Ensley 27 Tenn. 428 1847 0 Tennessee
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Dorman v. Bigelow 1 Fla. 281 1847 0 Effectiveness of a Promissory Note Against the Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
State v. Charles 1 Fla. 298 1847 0 Sentencing a Slave to Death for the Rape of a White Women Supreme Court of FL
Hilleary v. Hurdle 6 Gill 105 1847 0 Maryland
Freeman v. Sedwick 6 Gill 28 1847 0 Maryland
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 0 Maryland
Gough v. Edelen 5 Gill 101 1847 0 Maryland