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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hunter v. Davis 19 Ga. 413 1856 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
McDaniel v. Strohecker 19 Ga. 432 1856 0 Deceit for sale of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Payne v. Coursey 20 Ga. 585 1856 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
Willingham v. Bentley 20 Ga. 783 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Largent v. Berry 48 N.C. 531 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Wallace v. Burden 17 Tex. 467 1856 0 Estate dispute Texas
Adwell v. Commonwealth 56 Ky. 310 1856 1 Kentucky
United States v. Gideon 1 Minn. 292 1856 1 Minnesota
Flippin v. Banner 55 N.C. 450 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Gaines v. Ann 17 Tex. 211 1856 0 Suit for freedom Texas
Brown v. Fifield 4 Mich. 322 1856 1 Michigan
Cason v. Cason 31 Miss. 578 1856 1 Mississippi
Mesick v. Sunderland 6 Cal. 297 1856 1 California
Franklin v. State 29 Ala. 14 1856 1 Alabama
Martel v. Martel 17 Tex. 391 1856 1 Texas
Ruff v. Smith 31 Miss. 59 1856 1 Mississippi
Houston v. Crutcher 31 Miss. 51 1856 1 Mississippi
Marlow v. King 17 Tex. 177 1856 0 Property dispute Texas
Miller v. Leflore 32 Miss. 634 1856 1 Mississippi