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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Taliaferro v. Lane 23 Ala. 369 1853 0 Alabama
Burnett v. Branch Bank at Mobile 22 Ala. 642 1853 0 Alabama
Johnson v. Chapman 54 N.C. 130 1853 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Obenchain 51 Va. 259 1853 1 Virginia
McBoyle v. Hanks 46 N.C. 133 1853 0 North Carolina
A. & J. Dennistoun & Co. v. Potts 26 Miss. 13 1853 0 Mississippi
Byrne v. McDow 23 Ala. 404 1853 0 Alabama
Godwin v. Yonge 22 Ala. 553 1853 0 Alabama
Perkins v. Hackleman 26 Miss. 41 1853 0 Mississippi
Burns v. Taylor 23 Ala. 255 1853 1 Alabama
Davidson v. Jones 26 Miss. 56 1853 0 Mississippi
Trotter v. White 26 Miss. 88 1853 0 Mississippi
Burnett v. Strong 26 Miss. 116 1853 0 Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 26 Miss. 134 1853 0 Mississippi
Johnson v. Nations 26 Miss. 147 1853 0 Mississippi
Miller v. Pickens 26 Miss. 182 1853 0 Mississippi
Mason v. Moody 26 Miss. 184 1853 0 Mississippi
Thompson v. Ross 26 Miss. 198 1853 0 Mississippi
Bentley v. Cleaveland 22 Ala. 814 1853 0 Alabama
Hamner v. Smith 22 Ala. 433 1853 0 Alabama