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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dickinson v. Solomons 26 Ga. 684 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Elliott v. Posten 57 N.C. 433 1859 0 North Carolina
Hotchkiss v. Thomas 51 N.C. 537 1859 0 North Carolina
Hardin v. Brown 27 Ga. 314 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wooten v. Jarman 52 N.C. 238 1859 0 North Carolina
McDermott v. Cannon 14 La. Ann. 313 1859 0 Louisiana
Edwards v. Ballard 14 La. Ann. 362 1859 0 Louisiana
Dohan v. Wilson 14 La. Ann. 353 1859 0 Louisiana
Vienne v. Harris 14 La. Ann. 382 1859 0 Louisiana
State v. Jack 14 La. Ann. 385 1859 0 Louisiana
Bowers v. Hale 14 La. Ann. 419 1859 0 Louisiana
Pendarvis v. Wall 14 La. Ann. 449 1859 0 Louisiana
Wilson v. Horne 37 Miss. 477 1859 0 Mississippi
Dunlap v. Hearn 37 Miss. 471 1859 0 Mississippi
Matta v. Henderson 14 La. Ann. 473 1859 0 Louisiana
Gaiennie v. Freret 14 La. Ann. 488 1859 0 Louisiana
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Mississippi
Lane v. Phillips 51 N.C. 455 1859 0 North Carolina
Woodley v. Gallop 58 N.C. 138 1859 0 North Carolina
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Supreme Court of FL