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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Knight v. Brawner 14 Md. 1 1859 0 Maryland
Athey v. Olive 34 Ala. 711 1859 0 Alabama
Sellers v. Sellers 35 Ala. 235 1859 0 Alabama
Vaughn v. Lovejoy 34 Ala. 437 1859 0 Alabama
D'Aquin v. Armant 14 La. Ann. 217 1859 0 Louisiana
Porche v. Moore 14 La. Ann. 241 1859 0 Louisiana
Bell v. Mayor of Vicksburg 64 U.S. 443 1859 1 United States
Fulton's Ex'ors v. Gracey 56 Va. 314 1859 0 SC of Appeals VA
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Supreme Court of FL
Lewis v. Morgan 14 La. Ann. 401 1859 0 Louisiana
Parkinson v. State 14 Md. 184 1859 0 Maryland
Tarry v. Brown 34 Ala. 159 1859 0 Alabama
Ex parte Smith 34 Ala. 455 1859 0 Alabama
Gilbert v. Hollinger 14 La. Ann. 441 1859 0 Louisiana
Fisk v. Parker 14 La. Ann. 491 1859 0 Louisiana
Alexander v. Walch 40 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
State v. Adams 14 La. Ann. 620 1859 0 Louisiana
Faulk v. Hough 14 La. Ann. 659 1859 0 Louisiana
McAdams v. Beard & Henderson 34 Ala. 478 1859 0 Alabama
Lucas v. Daniels 34 Ala. 188 1859 0 Alabama