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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
King v. Lastrapes 13 La. Ann. 582 1858 1 Louisiana
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Bartee v. James 33 Ala. 34 1858 0 Will & trust Alabama
Everts v. Agnes 6 Wis. 453 1858 1 Wisconsin
Dorsett v. Frith 25 Ga. 537 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. Cowan 28 Barb. 99 1858 1 New York
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Murrell v. Whiting 32 Ala. 54 1858 1 Alabama
Johnston v. Shaw 31 Ala. 592 1858 1 Alabama
Lewis v. Harris 31 Ala. 689 1858 1 Alabama
Cornelius v. Cornelius 31 Ala. 479 1858 1 Alabama
Lowenthal v. State 32 Ala. 589 1858 1 Alabama
Burns v. Hamilton's Adm'r 33 Ala. 210 1858 1 Alabama
People v. Lambert 5 Mich. 349 1858 1 Michigan
Bradford v. Edwards 32 Ala. 628 1858 1 Alabama
Miller v. Stetson & Co. 32 Ala. 161 1858 1 Alabama
Noble v. Walker 32 Ala. 456 1858 1 Alabama
Gregg v. Bankhead 22 Tex. 245 1858 1 Texas