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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dearing v. Lightfoot 16 Ala. 28 1849 0 Alabama
Cobb v. Parham 4 La. Ann. 148 1849 0 Louisiana
Edrington v. Mayfield 5 Tex. 363 1849 0 Texas
Merle v. Andrews 4 Tex. 100 1849 0 Texas
State v. Jones 5 Tex. 383 1849 0 Texas
Succession of Dupuy 4 La. Ann. 570 1849 0 Louisiana
Brown v. Route 4 La. Ann. 270 1849 0 Louisiana
Ingram v. Linn 4 Tex. 133 1849 0 Texas
Hollis v. Francois 5 Tex. 195 1849 0 Texas
Chenault v. Walker 15 Ala. 605 1849 0 Alabama
Burton v. Lawrence 4 Tex. 187 1849 0 Texas
Williams v. State 15 Ala. 259 1849 0 Alabama
Lyon v. Goree 15 Ala. 360 1849 0 Alabama
Drew v. Ricks 17 Ala. 25 1849 0 Alabama
Summerlin v. Gibson 15 Ala. 406 1849 0 Alabama
Bradford v. Goldsborough 15 Ala. 311 1849 0 Alabama
Mahorner v. Harrison 21 Miss. 53 1849 0 Mississippi
Garland v. Hull 21 Miss. 76 1849 0 Mississippi
Steele v. Shirley 21 Miss. 196 1849 0 Mississippi
McGuire v. Miller 15 Ala. 394 1849 0 Alabama