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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Cotten 55 N.C. 430 1856 0 North Carolina
Trammell v. Thurmond 17 Ark. 203 1856 0 Arkansas
Bell v. Walker 48 N.C. 320 1856 0 North Carolina
Lashley v. Lashley 48 N.C. 414 1856 0 North Carolina
Barlow v. Lambert 28 Ala. 704 1856 0 Alabama
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 North Carolina
Bob v. State 29 Ala. 20 1856 0 Alabama
State v. Patrick 48 N.C. 443 1856 0 North Carolina
Akin v. Anderson 19 Ga. 229 1856 0 Georgia
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 631 1856 0 Mississippi
White v. Dinkins 19 Ga. 285 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Savage v. Jackson 19 Ga. 305 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Denson v. Patton 19 Ga. 577 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Nolan v. Chambers 19 Ga. 503 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Scranton v. Tilley 16 Tex. 183 1856 0 Texas
Taylor v. Yarbrough 54 Va. 183 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Daniel v. Leitch 54 Va. 195 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Mississippi
Work v. Harper 31 Miss. 107 1856 0 Mississippi