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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Mississippi
Graham v. Little 56 N.C. 152 1857 0 North Carolina
Hunt v. Knox 34 Miss. 655 1857 0 Mississippi
Roberts v. Watson 49 N.C. 319 1857 0 North Carolina
McLeran v. Melvin 56 N.C. 195 1857 0 North Carolina
Creditors of Spicer v. Spicer 21 Ga. 200 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Garrett v. Freeman 50 N.C. 78 1857 0 North Carolina
Knight v. Knight 12 La. Ann. 396 1857 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Johnson 21 Ga. 386 1857 0 Georgia
Porche v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 778 1857 0 Louisiana
Succession of Plunkett 12 La. Ann. 558 1857 0 Louisiana
Cotten v. Davis 49 N.C. 416 1857 0 North Carolina
A. Montan & Bros. v. Whitley 12 La. Ann. 175 1857 0 Louisiana
Rochel v. Berwick 12 La. Ann. 847 1857 0 Louisiana
Airey v. Holmes 50 N.C. 142 1857 0 North Carolina
Baines v. Drake 50 N.C. 153 1857 0 North Carolina
Johnston v. Coleman 56 N.C. 290 1857 0 North Carolina
Graves v. Howard 56 N.C. 302 1857 0 North Carolina
Young v. McDaniel 50 N.C. 103 1857 0 North Carolina
Irwin v. Wilson 56 N.C. 210 1857 0 North Carolina