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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnston v. Coleman 56 N.C. 290 1857 0 North Carolina
Cotten v. Davis 49 N.C. 416 1857 0 North Carolina
Thorpe v. Burroughs 31 Ala. 159 1857 0 Alabama
McLeran v. Melvin 56 N.C. 195 1857 0 North Carolina
Roberts v. Watson 49 N.C. 319 1857 0 North Carolina
Graham v. Little 56 N.C. 152 1857 0 North Carolina
Bridges v. Maxwell 34 Miss. 309 1857 0 Mississippi
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Mississippi
McReynolds v. Jones 30 Ala. 101 1857 0 Alabama
Wittick's Adm'r v. Keiffer 31 Ala. 199 1857 0 Alabama
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Mississippi
McKimmon v. Rogers 56 N.C. 200 1857 0 North Carolina
Biscoe v. Royston 18 Ark. 508 1857 0 Arkansas
Richmond v. Delay 34 Miss. 83 1857 0 Mississippi
Wilkinson v. Moseley 30 Ala. 562 1857 0 Alabama
Jordan v. Thomas 34 Miss. 72 1857 0 Mississippi
Hemphill v. Hemphill 34 Miss. 68 1857 0 Mississippi
Drake v. Glover 30 Ala. 382 1857 0 Alabama
Williams v. Scott 30 Ala. 241 1857 0 Alabama
Durden v. McWilliams 31 Ala. 206 1857 0 Alabama