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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Allen 40 Tenn. 429 1859 0 Tennessee
Parker v. Hall 39 Tenn. 641 1859 0 Tennessee
McDermott v. Cannon 14 La. Ann. 313 1859 0 Louisiana
Edwards v. Ballard 14 La. Ann. 362 1859 0 Louisiana
Little v. McLendon 58 N.C. 216 1859 0 North Carolina
Kearney v. Harrell 58 N.C. 199 1859 0 North Carolina
Nickson v. Toney 40 Tenn. 655 1859 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Bowman 40 Tenn. 678 1859 0 Tennessee
Barnes v. Syester 14 Md. 507 1859 0 Maryland
Reinhart v. State 29 Ga. 522 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Pendarvis v. Wall 14 La. Ann. 449 1859 0 Louisiana
Dohan v. Wilson 14 La. Ann. 353 1859 0 Louisiana
Estate of West v. Estate of Hickman 14 La. Ann. 610 1859 0 Louisiana
Goss v. Eberhart 29 Ga. 545 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Gilmore v. Johnson 29 Ga. 67 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Woodfin v. Asheville Mutual Insurance 51 N.C. 558 1859 0 North Carolina
Hussey v. Weathersby 51 N.C. 387 1859 0 North Carolina
Morrison v. McNeill 51 N.C. 450 1859 0 North Carolina
Alley v. Connell 40 Tenn. 578 1859 0 Tennessee
Troy v. Smith & Shields 33 Ala. 469 1859 0 Alabama