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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Alexander v. Beresford 27 Miss. 747 1854 0 Mississippi
Purvis v. Sherrod 12 Tex. 140 1854 0 Texas
Grayson v. Wilson 27 Miss. 553 1854 0 Mississippi
Hairston v. Hairston 27 Miss. 704 1854 0 Mississippi
Downey v. Barnett 27 Miss. 409 1854 0 Mississippi
John Henderson & Co. v. Clarke 27 Miss. 436 1854 0 Mississippi
Molyneux v. Collier 17 Ga. 46 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ansley v. Baker 14 Tex. 607 1855 0 Texas
Cook v. Thornhill 13 Tex. 293 1855 0 Texas
Mayo v. James 53 Va. 17 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Snoddy v. Haskins 53 Va. 363 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Commonwealth 53 Va. 714 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Cullins 53 Va. 394 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Nixon v. Rose 53 Va. 425 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Unis v. Charlton's Adm'r 53 Va. 484 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ruffners v. Putney 53 Va. 541 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ratcliff v. Polly 53 Va. 528 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lunsford v. Smith 53 Va. 554 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Gaw v. Huffman 53 Va. 628 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA