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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Jack 14 La. Ann. 385 1859 0 Louisiana
Vienne v. Harris 14 La. Ann. 382 1859 0 Louisiana
Gossett v. Weatherly 58 N.C. 46 1859 0 North Carolina
Harrell v. Harrell 58 N.C. 229 1859 0 North Carolina
Vaughn v. Lovejoy 34 Ala. 437 1859 0 Alabama
Fite v. Lander 52 N.C. 247 1859 0 North Carolina
Sellers v. Sellers 35 Ala. 235 1859 0 Alabama
Woods v. Sturdevant 38 Miss. 68 1859 0 Mississippi
Mitchell v. Wells 37 Miss. 235 1859 0 Mississippi
Athey v. Olive 34 Ala. 711 1859 0 Alabama
Trotter v. Dobbs 38 Miss. 198 1859 0 Mississippi
White ex rel. Lytaker v. Cline 52 N.C. 174 1859 0 North Carolina
Mavor v. Armant 14 La. Ann. 181 1859 0 Louisiana
Lawrence v. Philpot 27 Ga. 585 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Douthett v. Bodenhamer 57 N.C. 444 1859 0 North Carolina
Estate of West v. Estate of Hickman 14 La. Ann. 610 1859 0 Louisiana
Outlaw v. Gilmer 27 Ga. 365 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Atkinson v. Rogers 14 La. Ann. 633 1859 0 Louisiana
Poindexter v. Jeffries 56 Va. 363 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pulliam v. Aler 56 Va. 54 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA