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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Alabama
Cabaniss v. Clark 31 Miss. 423 1856 0 Mississippi
Jordan v. Thomas 31 Miss. 557 1856 0 Mississippi
Machem v. Machem 28 Ala. 374 1856 0 Alabama
Stokes v. Winslow 31 Miss. 518 1856 0 Mississippi
Garland v. Stewart 31 Miss. 314 1856 0 Mississippi
Van Vacter v. M'Willie 31 Miss. 563 1856 0 Mississippi
Carson v. Duffy 55 N.C. 507 1856 0 North Carolina
Horton v. Sledge 29 Ala. 478 1856 0 Alabama
Bailey v. Brockett 20 Ga. 148 1856 0 Supreme Court
Bob v. State 29 Ala. 20 1856 0 Alabama
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 North Carolina
Lowe v. Morris 36 Tenn. 69 1856 0 Tennessee
Armstrong's Ad'mr v. Pitts 54 Va. 235 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Burton v. Holley 29 Ala. 318 1856 0 Alabama
Mastin v. Cullom & Co. 28 Ala. 670 1856 0 Alabama
Carter v. McMichael 20 Ga. 96 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland
Moore v. Francis 17 Tex. 28 1856 0 Texas