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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thomason v. Dill 30 Ala. 444 1857 0 Alabama
State v. Wilson 12 La. Ann. 189 1857 0 Louisiana
Devane v. Larkins 56 N.C. 377 1857 0 North Carolina
Walton v. Northington 37 Tenn. 282 1857 0 Tennessee
State v. Judge of the Fifth District Court ex rel. Perkins 12 La. Ann. 455 1857 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Croom 7 Fla. 81 1857 0 Supreme Court of FL
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Morris 21 Ga. 238 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bowman v. Long 23 Ga. 242 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Randolph v. Wendel 36 Tenn. 646 1857 0 Tennessee
Frank v. Purington 5 Iowa 345 1857 1 Iowa
Carr v. Hobbs 11 Md. 285 1857 1 Maryland
Clingan v. Mitcheltree 31 Pa. 25 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Cook v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 451 1857 1 Mississippi
Quarles v. Grigsby 31 Ala. 172 1857 0 Alabama
Tarpley v. Wilson 33 Miss. 467 1857 1 Mississippi
Welch's Appeal 28 Pa. 363 1857 1 Pennsylvania
McLean v. Hardin 56 N.C. 294 1857 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Talbot 12 La. Ann. 407 1857 0 Louisiana
Chevalier v. Whatley 12 La. Ann. 651 1857 0 Louisiana