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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wallace v. Brown 17 Ark. 449 1856 0 Arkansas
Wells v. Fletcher 17 Ark. 581 1856 0 Arkansas
Sarah v. State 18 Ark. 114 1856 0 Arkansas
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 Mississippi
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 United States
Murrell v. Weathers 48 N.C. 525 1856 0 North Carolina
Succession of Fletcher v. Decoudreau 11 La. Ann. 59 1856 0 Louisiana
Fort v. Wilson 3 Iowa 153 1856 1 Iowa
Joslin v. Caughlin 32 Miss. 104 1856 0 Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Mississippi
Moore v. Francis 17 Tex. 28 1856 0 Texas
Tucker v. Cocke 32 Miss. 184 1856 0 Mississippi
Guthrie v. Guthrie 17 Tex. 541 1856 0 Texas
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Texas
Phipps v. Tarpley 31 Miss. 433 1856 1 Mississippi
Segond v. Garland 23 Mo. 547 1856 1 Missouri
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Walden v. Smith 29 Ala. 417 1856 0 Alabama
Robinson v. Varnell 16 Tex. 382 1856 0 Texas
Shorter v. Urquhart 28 Ala. 360 1856 0 Alabama