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Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vance v. Smith 49 Tenn. 343 1871 0 Tennessee
Planters' Bank of Tennessee v. Massey 49 Tenn. 360 1871 0 Tennessee
McLean v. Houston 49 Tenn. 37 1870 0 Tennessee
Wiseman v. Bean 49 Tenn. 390 1871 0 Tennessee
Keeler v. Nelson 49 Tenn. 4 1870 0 Tennessee
Blanton v. Hall 49 Tenn. 423 1871 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Vick 49 Tenn. 476 1871 0 Tennessee
Officer v. Sims 49 Tenn. 501 1871 0 Tennessee
Hudson v. King 49 Tenn. 560 1871 0 Tennessee
Matthews v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 588 1871 0 Tennessee
Sewell v. Morgan & Co. 49 Tenn. 672 1871 0 Tennessee
Sandford v. Weeden 49 Tenn. 71 1870 0 Tennessee
Snell v. Elam 49 Tenn. 82 1870 0 Tennessee
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
Pitts v. Curtis 4 Ala. 350 1842 0 Ownership Dispute Based on Gift Alabama
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 943 1824 0 Wills & Estate Cir Ct, D of VA
Lott v. Meacham 4 Fla. 144 1851 0 Marital Rights to the Recovery of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Use of Slaves as Security for Payment Supreme Court of FL
Bellamy v. Bellamy 4 Fla. 242 1851 0 Deed of Conveyance for the Profits and Issues of Property Supreme Court of FL
Carter v. Bennett 4 Fla. 283 1852 0 Alleged Conversion of Slaves Supreme Court of FL