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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Reed v. Scott 30 Ala. 640 1857 0 Alabama
Vass v. Freeman 56 N.C. 221 1857 0 North Carolina
Layton v. City of New Orleans 12 La. Ann. 515 1857 0 Louisiana
Riggin v. Kendig 12 La. Ann. 451 1857 0 Louisiana
Sadler v. Rose 18 Ark. 600 1857 0 Arkansas
Homesley v. Hogue 49 N.C. 481 1857 0 North Carolina
Edwards v. Edwards 30 Ala. 394 1857 0 Alabama
Redmond v. Anderson 18 Ark. 449 1857 0 Arkansas
Spencer v. Spencer 56 N.C. 404 1857 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Talbot 12 La. Ann. 407 1857 0 Louisiana
Fairley v. Fairley 34 Miss. 18 1857 0 Mississippi
Fairly v. Thompson 34 Miss. 101 1857 0 Mississippi
Pickens v. Yarborough 30 Ala. 408 1857 0 Alabama
Chevalier v. Whatley 12 La. Ann. 651 1857 0 Louisiana
Stamps v. Green 33 Miss. 546 1857 0 Mississippi
Phipps v. Berger 12 La. Ann. 111 1857 0 Louisiana
Brander v. Bobo 12 La. Ann. 616 1857 0 Louisiana
Molaison v. Hébert 12 La. Ann. 232 1857 0 Louisiana
Davis v. Oswalt 18 Ark. 414 1857 0 Arkansas
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Mississippi