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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Alabama
Anthony v. State 29 Ala. 27 1856 0 Alabama
Mercein v. Burton 17 Tex. 206 1856 0 Texas
Heirs of Henderson v. Rost 11 La. Ann. 541 1856 0 Louisiana
Hopkins v. Wright 17 Tex. 30 1856 0 Texas
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Arkansas
Bone v. Sparrow 11 La. Ann. 185 1856 0 Louisiana
Farmers' Bank of Kentucky v. Stevens 11 La. Ann. 189 1856 0 Louisiana
Dixon v. Chadwick 11 La. Ann. 215 1856 0 Louisiana
Parker v. McKelvain 17 Tex. 157 1856 0 Texas
Gaines v. Ann 17 Tex. 211 1856 0 Texas
McKnight v. Wilson 55 N.C. 491 1856 0 North Carolina
Patton v. Patton 55 N.C. 494 1856 0 North Carolina
Case v. Jennings 17 Tex. 661 1856 0 Texas
Hepburn v. Dundas 54 Va. 219 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Kesler v. Robson 16 Tex. 119 1856 0 Texas
City of New Orleans v. Lesseps 11 La. Ann. 251 1856 0 Louisiana
Pratt v. McHatton 11 La. Ann. 260 1856 0 Louisiana
Dunn v. Woodward 11 La. Ann. 265 1856 0 Louisiana
Cole v. Cole 17 Tex. 4 1856 0 Texas