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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shannon v. People 5 Mich. 71 1858 1 Michigan
Holderness v. Palmer 57 N.C. 107 1858 0 North Carolina
Matthews v. Robinson 33 Ala. 320 1858 0 Alabama
Smith v. Garrett 31 Ala. 492 1858 0 Alabama
Arguello v. Edinger 10 Cal. 150 1858 1 California
Massey v. Calhoun 26 Ga. 127 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Henderson 13 La. Ann. 489 1858 0 Louisiana
Creech v. Jones 37 Tenn. 631 1858 1 Tennessee
Rambo v. Wyatt's Adm'r 32 Ala. 363 1858 0 Alabama
Commonwealth v. Jenkins 76 Mass. 485 1858 1 Massachusetts
Hill v. McDonald 38 Tenn. 383 1858 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Allen 38 Tenn. 626 1858 0 Tennessee
Howze v. Mallett 57 N.C. 194 1858 1 North Carolina
Hunt v. Butterworth 21 Tex. 133 1858 0 Texas
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Lane v. Ludlow 14 F. Cas. 1081 1858 1 United States
Holderby v. Holderby 57 N.C. 241 1858 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Houston 57 N.C. 277 1858 0 North Carolina
McBride v. Williams 57 N.C. 268 1858 0 North Carolina
Ward v. Riddick 57 N.C. 22 1858 0 North Carolina