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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Houston v. Moore 49 N.C. 522 1857 0 North Carolina
Gardner v. Boothe 31 Ala. 186 1857 0 Alabama
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Mississippi
Cotten v. Davis 49 N.C. 416 1857 0 North Carolina
Fairley v. Fairley 34 Miss. 18 1857 0 Mississippi
Dill v. Rather 30 Ala. 57 1857 1 Alabama
Harrison v. Bowe 56 N.C. 478 1857 0 North Carolina
Young v. Leaird 30 Ala. 371 1857 0 Alabama
Chambliss v. Smith 30 Ala. 366 1857 1 Alabama
Becton v. Becton 56 N.C. 419 1857 0 North Carolina
Shipp v. Wheeless 33 Miss. 646 1857 0 Mississippi
Watkins v. Hailey 50 N.C. 27 1857 0 North Carolina
Berry v. Hubbard 30 Ala. 191 1857 0 Alabama
Baucum v. Streater 50 N.C. 70 1857 0 North Carolina
Shirley v. Fearne 33 Miss. 653 1857 0 Mississippi
Howell v. Johnston 49 N.C. 502 1857 0 North Carolina
State v. David 49 N.C. 353 1857 0 North Carolina
McElhaney v. Gilleland 30 Ala. 183 1857 1 Alabama
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Alabama
Hunt v. Knox 34 Miss. 655 1857 0 Mississippi