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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Martin v. Jackson 27 Pa. 504 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Moore v. Minerva 17 Tex. 20 1856 0 Texas
Matter of Coates 3 Abb. Ct. App. 231 1856 1 New York
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 North Carolina
Falkner v. Streator 56 N.C. 33 1856 0 North Carolina
McDaniel v. Strohecker 19 Ga. 432 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Dixon 19 Ga. 513 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Elliott v. Pool 56 N.C. 17 1856 0 North Carolina
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Long v. Wright 48 N.C. 290 1856 0 North Carolina
Sparkes v. Kearney 55 N.C. 481 1856 0 North Carolina
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Lowe v. Carter 55 N.C. 377 1856 0 North Carolina
Carson v. Duffy 55 N.C. 507 1856 0 North Carolina
Cheek v. Wheatley 35 Tenn. 484 1856 0 Tennessee
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Hickerson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 1087 1856 0 United States
Batten v. Faulk 49 N.C. 233 1856 0 North Carolina
Hair v. Avery 28 Ala. 267 1856 0 Alabama