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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Whitcomb 70 Mass. 433 1855 0 Massachusetts
Loftis v. Glass 15 Ark. 680 1855 0 Arkansas
Eckles v. Bates 26 Ala. 655 1855 0 Alabama
Martin v. Hardesty 27 Ala. 458 1855 0 Alabama
Friend v. Oliver 27 Ala. 532 1855 0 Alabama
Ex parte Vincent 26 Ala. 145 1855 0 Alabama
Watson v. Hutto 27 Ala. 513 1855 0 Alabama
Gill v. Downs 26 Ala. 670 1855 0 Alabama
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Mississippi
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Mississippi
Pennington v. Acker 30 Miss. 161 1855 0 Mississippi
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Mississippi
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Mississippi
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Mississippi
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Mississippi
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Mississippi
State v. Thompson 10 La. Ann. 122 1855 0 Louisiana
Theurer v. Schmidt 10 La. Ann. 125 1855 0 Louisiana
Virginia v. Himel 10 La. Ann. 185 1855 0 Louisiana