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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hall v. Davis 56 N.C. 413 1857 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Trawick’s Adm’r 31 Ala. 253 1857 0 Alabama
Williams v. Cotten 56 N.C. 395 1857 0 North Carolina
Moore v. Felkel 7 Fla. 44 1857 0 Supreme Court of FL
Goss v. Whitehead 33 Miss. 213 1857 0 Mississippi
Chaires v. Shepard 7 Fla. 77 1857 0 Supreme Court of FL
Meyer v. Fogg 7 Fla. 292 1857 0 Supreme Court of FL
Cole v. Varner 31 Ala. 244 1857 0 Alabama
Shirley v. Fearne 33 Miss. 653 1857 0 Mississippi
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Talbot 18 Tex. 774 1857 0 Texas
Work v. Glaskins 33 Miss. 539 1857 0 Mississippi
Mount v. Brown 33 Miss. 566 1857 0 Mississippi
Echols v. Dodd 20 Tex. 190 1857 0 Texas
Porche v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 778 1857 0 Louisiana
Powell v. Cobb 56 N.C. 456 1857 0 North Carolina
Brown v. Ector 19 Tex. 346 1857 0 Texas
Shipp v. Wheeless 33 Miss. 646 1857 0 Mississippi
Stamps v. Green 33 Miss. 546 1857 0 Mississippi
Cartwright v. Cartwright 18 Tex. 626 1857 0 Texas