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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bennett v. Bennett 12 La. Ann. 253 1857 0 Louisiana
Spencer v. Godwin 30 Ala. 355 1857 0 Alabama
Stamps v. Green 33 Miss. 546 1857 0 Mississippi
Cornish v. Shelton 12 La. Ann. 415 1857 0 Louisiana
Bogan v. Camp 30 Ala. 276 1857 0 Alabama
Shipp v. Wheeless 33 Miss. 646 1857 0 Mississippi
City of New Orleans v. Estate of McArthur 12 La. Ann. 47 1857 0 Louisiana
Shirley v. Fearne 33 Miss. 653 1857 0 Mississippi
Hoggatt v. Gibbs 12 La. Ann. 770 1857 0 Louisiana
Waddell v. Judson 12 La. Ann. 13 1857 0 Louisiana
Succession of Plunkett 12 La. Ann. 558 1857 0 Louisiana
Porche v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 778 1857 0 Louisiana
Hemphill v. Hemphill 34 Miss. 68 1857 0 Mississippi
Jordan v. Thomas 34 Miss. 72 1857 0 Mississippi
Richmond v. Delay 34 Miss. 83 1857 0 Mississippi
Gil v. Williams 12 La. Ann. 219 1857 0 Louisiana
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Mississippi
Scott, Carhart & Co. v. Jackson 12 La. Ann. 640 1857 0 Louisiana
Howell v. Crane 12 La. Ann. 126 1857 0 Louisiana
Girod v. Belknap 12 La. Ann. 791 1857 0 Louisiana