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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Fitzgerald v. Vestal 36 Tenn. 258 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Tune v. Cooper 36 Tenn. 296 1856 0 Tennessee
Walker v. Roberts 20 Ga. 15 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Turner v. Fisher 36 Tenn. 209 1856 0 Tennessee
Burt v. Bobo 36 Tenn. 234 1856 0 Tennessee
Searcy v. Carter 36 Tenn. 271 1856 0 Tennessee
Bugg v. Franklin 36 Tenn. 129 1856 0 Tennessee
Justices of the Inferior Court v. Moreland 20 Ga. 145 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Crook v. Garrett 20 Ga. 664 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Jennings v. Paine 4 Wis. 358 1856 0 Wisconsin
Brooks v. Cook 20 Ga. 87 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Pierce v. Cole 17 Tex. 259 1856 0 Texas
McLemore v. McClellan 17 Tex. 122 1856 0 Texas
Reid v. State 20 Ga. 681 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Carter v. McMichael 20 Ga. 96 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Thornton v. Chisholm 20 Ga. 338 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Crum v. Williams 29 Ala. 446 1856 0 Alabama