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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Brannan 13 Cal. 107 1859 1 California
Collins v. Butler 14 Cal. 223 1859 1 California
Lockett v. Mims 27 Ga. 207 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Traynor v. Johnson 40 Tenn. 44 1859 0 Tennessee
Hunt v. Printup 28 Ga. 297 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Holloway v. Cotten 33 Ala. 529 1859 0 Alabama
Sarah v. State 28 Ga. 576 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Fenner v. Manchester 6 R.I. 140 1859 1 Rhode Island
Relfe v. Relfe 34 Ala. 500 1859 1 Alabama
Ableman v. Booth 11 Wis. 498 1859 1 Wisconsin
Parker v. Kane 63 U.S. 1 1859 1 United States
Sims v. Yazoo & Big Black Plank Road Co. 38 Miss. 23 1859 1 Mississippi
Jackson v. Payne’s executors 59 Ky. 567 1859 1 Kentucky
Hodges v. Little 52 N.C. 145 1859 0 North Carolina
The Orion 18 F. Cas. 817 1859 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
The Henry 4 Blatchf. 359 1859 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Holt v. Hogan 58 N.C. 82 1859 0 North Carolina
Moore v. Simmons 39 Tenn. 545 1859 0 Tennessee
Spear v. Newell 22 F. Cas. 904 1859 1 United States
Blakey's Heirs v. Blakey's Executrix 33 Ala. 611 1859 0 Alabama