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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hunter v. Foster 23 Tenn. 211 1843 0 Tennessee
Henry v. Hogan 23 Tenn. 208 1843 0 Tennessee
Timmons v. Garrison 23 Tenn. 148 1843 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Baker 23 Md. 531 1865 0 Maryland
Brown v. State 23 Md. 503 1865 0 Maryland
Bruce v. Leveringe 23 Md. 288 1865 0 Maryland
Smithers v. Hooper 23 Md. 273 1865 0 Maryland
McWilliams v. Ramsay 23 Ala. 813 1853 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Foster v. Sykes 23 Ala. 796 1853 0 Recovery for an Enslaved Person's Medical Services Alabama
Fields v. Walker 23 Ala. 155 1853 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Debrell v. Ponton 22 Tex. 686 1859 0 Texas
Gilkey v. Peeler 22 Tex. 663 1859 1 Texas
O'Brien v. Hilburn 22 Tex. 616 1858 1 Texas
Callihan v. Johnson 22 Tex. 596 1858 1 Texas
Greer v. State 22 Tex. 588 1858 0 Texas
Pierson v. Hammond 22 Tex. 585 1858 0 Texas
Hawkins v. Lee 22 Tex. 544 1858 0 Texas
Wootton v. Wheeler 22 Tex. 338 1858 0 Texas
Trammell v. Shropshire 22 Tex. 327 1858 0 Texas
Eborn v. Chote 22 Tex. 32 1858 0 Texas