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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 Suit on a sheriff's bond SC of Appeals VA
Ashby v. Smith 40 Va. 56 1842 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Manuel 40 Va. 639 1843 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Rose v. Pearson 41 Ala. 687 1868 0 Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Williams v. Gray 41 Tenn. 104 1860 0 Tennessee
DeGraffenreid v. Green 41 Tenn. 109 1860 0 Tennessee
Roberts v. Westbrook 41 Tenn. 115 1860 0 Tennessee
Queener v. Morrow 41 Tenn. 123 1860 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Union Bank of Tennessee 41 Tenn. 152 1860 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. State 41 Tenn. 172 1860 0 Tennessee
Ocoee Bank v. Nelson 41 Tenn. 186 1860 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Welcker 41 Tenn. 197 1860 0 Tennessee
McCloud v. Chiles 41 Tenn. 248 1860 0 Tennessee
Tipton v. Tipton 41 Tenn. 252 1860 0 Tennessee
Executors of Tally v. Henry 41 Tenn. 290 1860 0 Tennessee
Ridley's Adm'rs v. Ridley 41 Tenn. 323 1860 0 Tennessee
Parchman v. Charlton 41 Tenn. 381 1860 0 Tennessee
Elliot v. Cochran 41 Tenn. 389 1860 0 Tennessee
Green v. Goodall 41 Tenn. 404 1860 0 Tennessee