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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Napier v. Barry 24 Ala. 511 1854 0 Alabama
Merrick & Fenno v. Hutt 15 Ark. 331 1854 1 Arkansas
Carter v. Carter 28 Miss. 326 1854 0 Mississippi
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 North Carolina
Berry v. Bacon 28 Miss. 318 1854 0 Mississippi
Hill v. McLaurin 28 Miss. 288 1854 0 Mississippi
Griggsby v. Hair 25 Ala. 327 1854 1 Alabama
Pollock v. Gilbert 16 Ga. 398 1854 1 Georgia
Powell v. State 25 Ala. 21 1854 1 Alabama
Funchess v. Seibe 27 Miss. 26 1854 0 Mississippi
Bankston v. Bankston 27 Miss. 692 1854 0 Mississippi
Lanier v. Driver 24 Ala. 149 1854 0 Alabama
Jayne v. Dillon 28 Miss. 283 1854 0 Mississippi
Sevier v. McWhorter 27 Miss. 442 1854 0 Mississippi
Earle v. Reid 25 Ala. 463 1854 0 Alabama
Hall v. Hall 27 Miss. 458 1854 0 Mississippi
Tinnin v. Price 27 Miss. 619 1854 0 Mississippi
Duncan v. Stewart 25 Ala. 408 1854 0 Alabama
Burke v. Murphy 27 Miss. 167 1854 0 Mississippi
Brown v. Bacon 27 Miss. 589 1854 0 Mississippi