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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Supreme Court of FL
Fulton's Ex'ors v. Gracey 56 Va. 314 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA
Poindexter v. Jeffries 56 Va. 363 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pulliam v. Aler 56 Va. 54 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA
Davis v. Christian 56 Va. 11 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA
McCourt v. Myers 8 Wis. 236 1859 1 Wisconsin
Combs v. Winchester 39 N.H. 13 1859 1 New Hampshire
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Dews & Smith v. Cornish 20 Ark. 332 1859 0 Arkansas
Iaege v. Bossieux 56 Va. 83 1859 1 Virginia
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Mississippi
White v. Hampton 9 Iowa 181 1859 1 Iowa
Grimes v. Talbert 14 Md. 169 1859 0 Maryland
Nelson v. Goree'r Adm'r 34 Ala. 565 1859 0 Alabama
Cowden v. Cairns 28 Mo. 471 1859 1 Missouri
Brewster v. Wakefield 63 U.S. 118 1859 1 United States
Harrington v. McLean 58 N.C. 135 1859 0 North Carolina
State v. Terrell 46 S.C.L. 321 1859 1 South Carolina
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Barker v. Coleman 35 Ala. 221 1859 0 Alabama