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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Yeatman, Woods & Co. v. Erwin 14 La. Ann. 149 1859 1 Louisiana
Crowell v. Simpson 52 N.C. 285 1859 0 North Carolina
Lucas v. Daniels 34 Ala. 188 1859 0 Alabama
Oldham v. Oldham 58 N.C. 89 1859 0 North Carolina
Poston v. Gillespie 58 N.C. 258 1859 0 North Carolina
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Mississippi
Philleo v. Holliday 24 Tex. 38 1859 0 Texas
Montgomery v. Nash 23 Tex. 157 1859 0 Texas
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 255 1859 0 North Carolina
Smilie v. Siler's Adm'r 35 Ala. 88 1859 0 Alabama
Dunlap v. Hearn 37 Miss. 471 1859 0 Mississippi
Wilson v. Horne 37 Miss. 477 1859 0 Mississippi
Kelly v. Weaver 37 Miss. 631 1859 0 Mississippi
Paschall v. Hall 58 N.C. 108 1859 0 North Carolina
Hurdle v. Richardson 52 N.C. 16 1859 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Baird 52 N.C. 152 1859 0 North Carolina
Fessenden v. Jones 52 N.C. 14 1859 0 North Carolina
Stone v. Marshall 52 N.C. 300 1859 0 North Carolina
Windley v. Gaylord 52 N.C. 55 1859 0 North Carolina
State v. Oscar 52 N.C. 305 1859 0 North Carolina