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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bennett v. Terrill 20 Ga. 83 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Gaither v. Gaither 20 Ga. 709 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Pryor v. Ryburn 16 Ark. 671 1856 0 Arkansas
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Alabama
Beeson v. Wiley, Banks & Co. 28 Ala. 575 1856 0 Alabama
Bone v. State 18 Ark. 109 1856 0 Arkansas
Bailey v. Hicks 16 Tex. 222 1856 0 Texas
Gwynn v. Setzer 48 N.C. 382 1856 0 North Carolina
Phillips v. Murphy 49 N.C. 45 1856 0 North Carolina
Simpson v. Morris 48 N.C. 411 1856 0 North Carolina
McKnight v. Wilson 55 N.C. 491 1856 0 North Carolina
Patton v. Patton 55 N.C. 494 1856 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Gordon 55 N.C. 352 1856 0 North Carolina
Woods v. Woods 55 N.C. 420 1856 0 North Carolina
Jessup v. Johnston 48 N.C. 335 1856 0 North Carolina
Hopkins v. Wright 17 Tex. 30 1856 0 Texas
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Arkansas
Arnold v. McNeill 17 Ark. 179 1856 0 Arkansas
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Arkansas
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Arkansas