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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cooley v. Steele 39 Tenn. 605 1859 0 Tennessee
Tucker v. Carlin 14 La. Ann. 734 1859 1 Louisiana
Bandel v. Isaac 13 Md. 202 1859 0 Maryland
Whitson v. Gray 40 Tenn. 441 1859 0 Tennessee
Smith v. State 24 Tex. 547 1859 0 Texas
Wickersham v. Orr 9 Iowa 253 1859 1 Iowa
Alexandrie v. Saloy 14 La. Ann. 327 1859 0 Louisiana
Freeman v. Neyland 23 Tex. 529 1859 0 Texas
Stafford v. Lick 13 Cal. 240 1859 1 California
Alston v. Alston 34 Ala. 15 1859 0 Alabama
Crawford v. Jones 24 Tex. 382 1859 0 Texas
Mitchell v. Puckett 23 Tex. 573 1859 0 Texas
Isaac v. Sliger 40 Tenn. 214 1859 0 Tennessee
Hill v. Townsend 24 Tex. 575 1859 0 Texas
Pridgen v. Buchannon 24 Tex. 655 1859 0 Texas
Holmes v. Rogers 13 Cal. 191 1859 1 California
Reed v. Jones 8 Wis. 392 1859 1 Wisconsin
Andre v. Bodman 13 Md. 241 1859 1 Maryland
Capehart v. Mhoon 58 N.C. 178 1859 1 North Carolina
Gage v. Epperson 39 Tenn. 669 1859 1 Tennessee