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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hill v. White 11 La. Ann. 170 1856 0 Louisiana
Hooper v. Moore 48 N.C. 428 1856 0 North Carolina
Fearn v. Shirley 31 Miss. 301 1856 0 Mississippi
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 Mississippi
Work v. Harper 31 Miss. 107 1856 0 Mississippi
Abraham v. Wilkins 17 Ark. 292 1856 0 Arkansas
Wallace v. Brown 17 Ark. 449 1856 0 Arkansas
Wells v. Fletcher 17 Ark. 581 1856 0 Arkansas
Sarah v. State 18 Ark. 114 1856 0 Arkansas
Covington v. Arrington 32 Miss. 144 1856 0 Mississippi
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Mississippi
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 Mississippi
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Mississippi
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Mississippi
Andrews v. Jones 32 Miss. 274 1856 0 Mississippi
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Mississippi
Drew v. Clemmons 55 N.C. 312 1856 0 North Carolina
Travis v. Morrison 28 Ala. 494 1856 0 Alabama
Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson 29 Ala. 112 1856 0 Alabama
Heirs of Bordelon v. Heirs of Baron 11 La. Ann. 676 1856 0 Louisiana