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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brantley v. West 27 Ala. 542 1855 0 Alabama
Martin v. Hardesty 27 Ala. 458 1855 0 Alabama
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Mississippi
Williams v. Crum 27 Ala. 468 1855 0 Alabama
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Eckles v. Carter 26 Ala. 563 1855 0 Alabama
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wittick v. Traun 27 Ala. 562 1855 0 Alabama
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Arkansas
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Alabama
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Woods v. Howell 17 Ga. 495 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Thomas v. Henderson 27 Ala. 523 1855 0 Alabama
Barnes v. Strohecker 17 Ga. 340 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Mississippi
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Carter v. Bennett 6 Fla. 214 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
Broadbent v. State 7 Md. 416 1855 0 Maryland
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Alabama
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia