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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Weir v. Brooks 17 Tex. 638 1856 0 Texas
Jesse v. State 20 Ga. 156 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
State v. Bob 11 La. Ann. 192 1856 0 Louisiana
Succession of Fletcher v. Decoudreau 11 La. Ann. 59 1856 0 Louisiana
Griffing v. Routh 11 La. Ann. 135 1856 0 Louisiana
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Arkansas
Kendrick v. Whitfield 20 Ga. 379 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ross v. Davis 17 Ark. 113 1856 0 Arkansas
Jones v. Jones 20 Ga. 699 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hewitt v. Stewart's Executor 11 La. Ann. 100 1856 0 Louisiana
Cheek v. Bellows 17 Tex. 613 1856 0 Texas
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee
Hickerson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 1087 1856 0 United States
Mastin v. Cullom & Co. 28 Ala. 670 1856 0 Alabama
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Boring v. Rollins 20 Ga. 623 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Carter v. McMichael 20 Ga. 96 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Lindsay v. Wayland 17 Ark. 385 1856 0 Arkansas