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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kearney v. Harrell 58 N.C. 199 1859 0 North Carolina
Henry v. Compton 39 Tenn. 549 1859 0 Tennessee
Sawyer v. Flemister 29 Ga. 347 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Phillips v. Stewart 27 Ga. 402 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Reinhart v. State 29 Ga. 522 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Clegg v. Lemessurier 56 Va. 108 1859 1 Virginia
Gilmore v. Johnson 29 Ga. 67 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Moye v. Kittrell 29 Ga. 677 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 29 Ga. 225 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Barnes v. Syester 14 Md. 507 1859 0 Maryland
Roddy v. Cox 29 Ga. 298 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Rogers v. Rogers 39 Tenn. 660 1859 0 Tennessee
Dement v. Scott 39 Tenn. 367 1859 0 Tennessee
Overton v. Allen 40 Tenn. 440 1859 0 Tennessee
Dorn v. Dunham 24 Tex. 366 1859 1 Texas
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee
Graves v. Graves 58 N.C. 280 1859 0 North Carolina
Bledsoe v. Bledsoe 29 Ga. 385 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
McCutcheon v. Angelo 14 La. Ann. 34 1859 0 Louisiana
Anderson v. Millikin 9 Ohio St. 568 1859 0 Ohio