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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peterson v. Matthis 56 N.C. 31 1856 0 North Carolina
Fulenwider v. Poston 48 N.C. 528 1856 0 North Carolina
Propst v. Roseman 49 N.C. 130 1856 0 North Carolina
Carter v. Streator 49 N.C. 62 1856 0 North Carolina
West v. Sloan 56 N.C. 102 1856 0 North Carolina
Bill v. State 29 Ala. 34 1856 0 Alabama
Jones v. Sterns 28 Ala. 677 1856 0 Alabama
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Mississippi
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Alabama
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Kentucky
Scott v. Winship 20 Ga. 429 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Sparkes v. Kearney 55 N.C. 481 1856 0 North Carolina
Murphey v. Murphey 20 Ga. 549 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ross v. Davis 17 Ark. 113 1856 0 Arkansas
Willingham v. Bentley 20 Ga. 783 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Griffing v. Routh 11 La. Ann. 135 1856 0 Louisiana
Shivers v. Latimer 20 Ga. 737 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Farrell v. Bean 10 Md. 217 1856 0 Maryland
Walker v. Roberts 20 Ga. 15 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Rafe v. State 20 Ga. 60 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia