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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Kentucky
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 North Carolina
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 North Carolina
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Cason v. Robson 29 Miss. 97 1855 0 Mississippi
McComb v. Gilkey 29 Miss. 146 1855 0 Mississippi
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 North Carolina
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Hansell v. Bryan 19 Ga. 167 1855 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Mississippi
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Mississippi
Moye v. Herndon 30 Miss. 110 1855 0 Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Mississippi
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Mississippi
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Mississippi
Roebuck v. Thornton 19 Ga. 149 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Moore v. Brooks 53 Va. 135 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA