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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Merrick v. Bradley 19 Md. 50 1862 0 Maryland
Crawford v. Blackburn 19 Md. 40 1862 0 Maryland
Davis v. Patton 19 Md. 120 1862 0 Maryland
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Indiana
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Townsend v. Hill 18 Tex. 422 1857 0 Texas
Brown v. Brown 18 Tenn. 84 1836 0 Tennessee
Mahala v. State 18 Tenn. 532 1837 0 Tennessee
Goodwin v. Floyd 18 Tenn. 520 1837 0 Tennessee
Payne v. Lassiter 18 Tenn. 507 1837 0 Tennessee
Dowell v. Bailey 18 Tenn. 489 1837 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Wood 18 Tenn. 486 1837 0 Tennessee
Overton v. Bigelow's Administrator 18 Tenn. 48 1836 0 Tennessee
Neely v. Lyon 18 Tenn. 473 1837 0 Tennessee
Peak v. Ligon 18 Tenn. 469 1837 0 Tennessee
Hoover's lessee v. Gregory 18 Tenn. 444 1837 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Scruggs 18 Tenn. 400 1837 0 Tennessee
Parker's v. Gilliam 18 Tenn. 394 1837 0 Tennessee
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee