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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Nettles 9 La. Ann. 455 1854 0 Louisiana
Turner v. Turner 34 Tenn. 27 1854 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. Paterson 9 La. Ann. 251 1854 0 Louisiana
Joslin v. Caughlin 27 Miss. 852 1854 0 Mississippi
Stephens v. Graves 9 La. Ann. 239 1854 0 Louisiana
Jones v. Perkins 54 N.C. 337 1854 0 North Carolina
Cannon v. Phillips 2 Sneed 185 1854 0 Tennessee
Percy v. Percy 9 La. Ann. 185 1854 0 Louisiana
Desobry v. Carmena 9 La. Ann. 180 1854 0 Louisiana
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Delaware
Sanderford v. Moore 54 N.C. 206 1854 0 North Carolina
McQueen v. McQueen 55 N.C. 16 1854 0 North Carolina
Parr v. Gibbons 27 Miss. 375 1854 0 Mississippi
State v. Lethe 9 La. Ann. 182 1854 0 Louisiana
Lynch v. Leckie 9 La. Ann. 510 1854 0 Louisiana
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Jennings v. Blocker's Adm'r 25 Ala. 415 1854 0 Alabama
State v. Hester 47 N.C. 83 1854 0 North Carolina
Kelly v. Brooks 25 Ala. 523 1854 0 Alabama
Field v. Weir 28 Miss. 56 1854 0 Mississippi