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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Holland v. Miller 12 La. Ann. 624 1857 0 Louisiana
Williamson v. Williams 56 N.C. 446 1857 0 North Carolina
Fairly v. Priest 56 N.C. 383 1857 0 North Carolina
Farwell v. Harris 12 La. Ann. 50 1857 0 Louisiana
Brown v. Ector 19 Tex. 346 1857 0 Texas
Whann v. Hufty 12 La. Ann. 280 1857 0 Louisiana
Fairley v. Fairley 34 Miss. 18 1857 0 Mississippi
State v. Whit 49 N.C. 349 1857 0 North Carolina
Irwin v. Wilson 56 N.C. 210 1857 0 North Carolina
Graves v. Howard 56 N.C. 302 1857 0 North Carolina
Johnston v. Coleman 56 N.C. 290 1857 0 North Carolina
Ellis v. Mathews 19 Tex. 390 1857 0 Texas
Shirkey v. Hunt 18 Tex. 883 1857 0 Texas
Love v. Wyatt 19 Tex. 312 1857 0 Texas
Rochel v. Berwick 12 La. Ann. 847 1857 0 Louisiana
A. Montan & Bros. v. Whitley 12 La. Ann. 175 1857 0 Louisiana
Shirley v. Fearne 33 Miss. 653 1857 0 Mississippi
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 North Carolina
Cotten v. Davis 49 N.C. 416 1857 0 North Carolina
Knight v. Knight 12 La. Ann. 396 1857 0 Louisiana