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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Heffron v. State 8 Fla. 73 1858 0 Supreme Court of FL
Dixon v. McCue 55 Va. 540 1858 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wynn v. Ely 8 Fla. 232 1858 0 Supreme Court of FL
Tyson v. Mattair 8 Fla. 107 1858 0 Supreme Court of FL
Dunlop v. Harrison’s Ex’ors 55 Va. 251 1858 0 SC of Appeals VA
Linton v. Walker 8 Fla. 144 1858 0 Supreme Court of FL
Williams v. Houston 57 N.C. 277 1858 0 North Carolina
Colbert v. Daniel 32 Ala. 314 1858 0 Alabama
Bryan v. Spruill 57 N.C. 27 1858 0 North Carolina
Keaton v. McGwier 24 Ga. 217 1858 0 Georgia
Worrill v. Wright 25 Ga. 657 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Whitten v. Knox 26 Ga. 560 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Keaton v. Cox 26 Ga. 162 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bivins v. Crawford 26 Ga. 225 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Sherill v. Parrott 26 Ga. 388 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Grist v. Forehand 36 Miss. 69 1858 0 Mississippi
Wallace v. Seales 36 Miss. 53 1858 0 Mississippi
Durham v. Durham 26 Mo. 507 1858 1 Missouri
Hall v. Goodson 32 Ala. 277 1858 0 Alabama
Overton v. Williston 31 Pa. 155 1858 1 Pennsylvania