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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bull v. Commonwealth 55 Va. 613 1857 1 Virginia
Shields v. Trammell 19 Ark. 51 1857 1 Arkansas
Gaither v. Blowers 11 Md. 536 1857 0 Maryland
Walker's Administrator v. Walker 25 Mo. 367 1857 1 Missouri
Carrington v. Goddin 54 Va. 587 1857 1 Virginia
Layson v. Rogers 24 Mo. 192 1857 1 Missouri
Walton v. Northington 37 Tenn. 282 1857 0 Tennessee
Fleming v. McKesson 56 N.C. 316 1857 0 North Carolina
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Morris 21 Ga. 238 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hallowell v. Page 24 Mo. 590 1857 1 Missouri
Mattingly v. Boyd 61 U.S. 128 1857 1 United States
Thomason v. Dill 30 Ala. 444 1857 0 Alabama
Welch's Appeal 28 Pa. 363 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Carter v. King 45 S.C.L. 125 1857 1 South Carolina
Harrell v. Hill 19 Ark. 102 1857 1 Arkansas
Cook v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 451 1857 1 Mississippi
Ruddell v. Ambler 18 Ark. 369 1857 1 Arkansas
Born v. Shaw 29 Pa. 288 1857 1 Pennsylvania