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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Delaware
Robbins v. Windly 56 N.C. 286 1857 0 North Carolina
State v. Harriet 49 N.C. 264 1857 0 North Carolina
Arendale v. Samuel D. Morgan & Co. 37 Tenn. 703 1857 0 Tennessee
Askew v. Nolan 23 Ga. 509 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Norwood v. Cobb 20 Tex. 588 1857 0 Texas
Jones v. Trawick’s Adm’r 31 Ala. 253 1857 0 Alabama
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Mississippi
Cronin v. Gay 20 Tex. 460 1857 0 Texas
McKimmon v. Rogers 56 N.C. 200 1857 0 North Carolina
Roberts v. Watson 49 N.C. 319 1857 0 North Carolina
McLeran v. Melvin 56 N.C. 195 1857 0 North Carolina
Cotten v. Davis 49 N.C. 416 1857 0 North Carolina
State v. Whit 49 N.C. 349 1857 0 North Carolina
Fairly v. Priest 56 N.C. 383 1857 0 North Carolina
Howell v. Johnston 49 N.C. 502 1857 0 North Carolina
Lea v. Brown 56 N.C. 141 1857 0 North Carolina
State v. Hopkins 49 N.C. 305 1857 0 North Carolina
State v. Wright 49 N.C. 308 1857 0 North Carolina