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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 North Carolina
Rector v. Danley 14 Ark. 304 1854 0 Arkansas
Gould v. Hays 25 Ala. 426 1854 0 Alabama
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Delaware
Prater v. Miller 25 Ala. 320 1854 0 Alabama
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Delaware
Ferguson v. Baber's Adm'rs 24 Ala. 402 1854 0 Alabama
Jelks v. McRae 25 Ala. 440 1854 0 Alabama
Bush & Co. v. Jackson 24 Ala. 273 1854 0 Alabama
Ridge v. Featherston 15 Ark. 159 1854 0 Arkansas
Campbell v. Hopkins 15 Ark. 51 1854 0 Arkansas
Lovette v. Longmire 14 Ark. 339 1854 0 Arkansas
Saffold v. Saffold 14 Ark. 408 1854 0 Arkansas
Gentry v. Owen 14 Ark. 396 1854 0 Arkansas
Boyett v. Hurst 54 N.C. 166 1854 0 North Carolina
Milburn v. Walker 11 Tex. 329 1854 0 Texas
James v. Tankersley 12 Tex. 405 1854 0 Texas
Able v. Chandler 12 Tex. 88 1854 0 Texas
Alexander v. State 12 Tex. 540 1854 0 Texas
Purvis v. Sherrod 12 Tex. 140 1854 0 Texas