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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vardeman v. Lawson 17 Tex. 10 1856 0 Texas
Hickerson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 1087 1856 0 United States
Adams v. Dixon 19 Ga. 513 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
McDaniel v. Strohecker 19 Ga. 432 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Batten v. Faulk 49 N.C. 233 1856 0 North Carolina
Matter of Coates 3 Abb. Ct. App. 231 1856 1 New York
Fox v. Sandford 36 Tenn. 36 1856 1 Tennessee
Corley v. State 28 Ala. 22 1856 0 Alabama
Conkling v. Coonrod 6 Ohio St. 611 1856 1 Ohio
Parish v. Gates 29 Ala. 254 1856 0 Alabama
Tracy v. Talmage 14 N.Y. 162 1856 0 New York
Carson v. Duffy 55 N.C. 507 1856 0 North Carolina
Lowe v. Carter 55 N.C. 377 1856 0 North Carolina
Sparkes v. Kearney 55 N.C. 481 1856 0 North Carolina
Long v. Wright 48 N.C. 290 1856 0 North Carolina
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Elliott v. Pool 56 N.C. 17 1856 0 North Carolina
Falkner v. Streator 56 N.C. 33 1856 0 North Carolina
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Cornish v. Dews 18 Ark. 172 1856 0 Arkansas