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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Simpson v. Mills 12 La. Ann. 173 1857 0 Louisiana
Osborne v. High Shoals Mining & Manufacturing Co. 50 N.C. 177 1857 0 North Carolina
State v. John 50 N.C. 163 1857 0 North Carolina
Harrell v. Norvill 50 N.C. 29 1857 0 North Carolina
Ireland v. Foust 56 N.C. 498 1857 0 North Carolina
Succession of Croizet 12 La. Ann. 401 1857 0 Louisiana
Lowber v. McCoy 12 La. Ann. 795 1857 0 Louisiana
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Mississippi
Richmond v. Delay 34 Miss. 83 1857 0 Mississippi
Jordan v. Thomas 34 Miss. 72 1857 0 Mississippi
Hemphill v. Hemphill 34 Miss. 68 1857 0 Mississippi
Wilson's Heirs v. Wilson’s Adm’r 30 Ala. 670 1857 0 Alabama
The Merchant 17 F. Cas. 36 1857 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Farrow v. Bragg's Adm'r 30 Ala. 261 1857 0 Alabama
Cain v. Hawkins 50 N.C. 192 1857 0 North Carolina
Brice v. Lide 30 Ala. 647 1857 0 Alabama
Shelton v. Johnson 36 Tenn. 672 1857 0 Tennessee
Fox v. Matthews 33 Miss. 433 1857 0 Mississippi
Olive v. Walton 33 Miss. 103 1857 0 Mississippi