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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Louis v. Richard 12 La. Ann. 684 1856 0 Louisiana
McDaniel v. Baskervill 54 Va. 228 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hepburn v. Dundas 54 Va. 219 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wells v. Bransford 28 Ala. 200 1856 0 Alabama
Fearn v. Shirley 31 Miss. 301 1856 0 Mississippi
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 Mississippi
Work v. Harper 31 Miss. 107 1856 0 Mississippi
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Mississippi
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alabama
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Alabama
Henderson v. Segars 28 Ala. 352 1856 0 Alabama
Bryan v. Weems 29 Ala. 423 1856 0 Alabama
Stanley v. Nelson 28 Ala. 514 1856 0 Alabama
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Walker v. Fenner 28 Ala. 367 1856 0 Alabama
Patton v. Hamner 28 Ala. 618 1856 0 Alabama
Payne v. Coursey 20 Ga. 585 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Mitchell v. Clagett 9 Md. 42 1856 0 Maryland
Hill v. White 11 La. Ann. 170 1856 0 Louisiana
Woodward v. Lurty 11 La. Ann. 280 1856 0 Louisiana