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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hall v. Davis 56 N.C. 413 1857 0 North Carolina
Cartwright v. Cartwright 18 Tex. 626 1857 0 Texas
Crump v. Mitchell 34 Miss. 449 1857 0 Mississippi
Williams v. Cotten 56 N.C. 395 1857 0 North Carolina
Shaw v. McBride 56 N.C. 173 1857 0 North Carolina
Young v. Young 56 N.C. 216 1857 0 North Carolina
Brown v. Pratt 56 N.C. 202 1857 0 North Carolina
Lindsey v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 432 1857 0 Mississippi
McLean v. Hardin 56 N.C. 294 1857 0 North Carolina
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 North Carolina
Burnley v. Rice 18 Tex. 481 1857 0 Texas
Shelby v. Burtis 18 Tex. 644 1857 0 Texas
Meyer v. Fogg 7 Fla. 292 1857 0 Supreme Court of FL
Stone v. Dorsett 18 Tex. 700 1857 0 Texas
Shirkey v. Hunt 18 Tex. 883 1857 0 Texas
Montgomery v. Culton 18 Tex. 736 1857 0 Texas
Clark v. Slaughter 34 Miss. 65 1857 0 Mississippi
Johns v. Johns 23 Ga. 31 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Lowe v. Brooks 23 Ga. 325 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Chaires v. Shepard 7 Fla. 77 1857 0 Supreme Court of FL