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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kelly, Timanus & Co. v. Wallace 6 Fla. 690 1856 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Mitchell v. Clagett 9 Md. 42 1856 0 Maryland
Farrell v. Bean 10 Md. 217 1856 0 Maryland
Raines v. Barker 54 Va. 128 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. Wheatley 35 Tenn. 484 1856 0 Tennessee
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Perry v. Lewis 6 Fla. 555 1856 0 Adverse Possession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Fitzgerald v. Vestal 36 Tenn. 258 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Ohio
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Conviction for a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Tune v. Cooper 36 Tenn. 296 1856 0 Tennessee
Turner v. Fisher 36 Tenn. 209 1856 0 Tennessee
Burt v. Bobo 36 Tenn. 234 1856 0 Tennessee
Searcy v. Carter 36 Tenn. 271 1856 0 Tennessee
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Dispute Over a Slave Contract Supreme Court of FL
Bugg v. Franklin 36 Tenn. 129 1856 0 Tennessee
Scaggs v. Baltimore & Washington Rail Road 10 Md. 268 1856 0 Maryland