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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sessions v. Pintard 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 678 1854 1 Arkansas
Murphrey v. Wood 47 N.C. 63 1854 1 North Carolina
Pierce v. John 6 Md. 28 1854 0 Maryland
Malinda v. Gardner 24 Ala. 719 1854 0 Alabama
Turner v. Morris 27 Miss. 733 1854 1 Mississippi
Robinsons v. Allen 52 Va. 785 1854 1 Virginia
Commonwealth v. Hilliard 68 Mass. 294 1854 1 Massachusetts
Pridgen v. Hill 12 Tex. 374 1854 1 Texas
Eskridge v. State 25 Ala. 30 1854 0 Alabama
Bailey v. James 52 Va. 468 1854 1 Virginia
Stevens v. Mangum 27 Miss. 481 1854 1 Mississippi
Earp v. Earp 54 N.C. 239 1854 1 North Carolina
French v. Bankhead 52 Va. 136 1854 1 Virginia
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Kent v. Barker 68 Mass. 535 1854 1 Massachusetts
Lawson's Adm'r v. Lay's Executor 24 Ala. 184 1854 0 Alabama
Clifton v. Lilley 12 Tex. 130 1854 0 Texas
Sanderford v. Moore 54 N.C. 206 1854 0 North Carolina
Steele v. Levisay 52 Va. 454 1854 1 Virginia
Dorsey v. Warfield 7 Md. 65 1854 1 Maryland