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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 North Carolina
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Mississippi
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Brooks 53 Va. 135 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee