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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Adams v. Adams 26 Ala. 272 1855 0 Alabama
Grimes v. Hoyt 55 N.C. 271 1855 0 North Carolina
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Gerkins v. Williams 48 N.C. 11 1855 0 North Carolina
Trustees of the University of North Carolina v. Maultsby 55 N.C. 241 1855 0 North Carolina
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Reeves v. Edwards 47 N.C. 457 1855 0 North Carolina
Dunlap v. Hales 47 N.C. 381 1855 0 North Carolina
Cureton v. Moore 55 N.C. 204 1855 0 North Carolina
Holmesly v. Hogue 47 N.C. 391 1855 0 North Carolina
Doe on demise of Drake v. Merrill 47 N.C. 368 1855 0 North Carolina
Edney v. Bryson 47 N.C. 365 1855 0 North Carolina
Reeves v. Cox 47 N.C. 465 1855 0 North Carolina
Cowles v. Rowland 47 N.C. 219 1855 0 North Carolina
Clark v. Shelton 16 Ark. 474 1855 0 Arkansas
Brock v. King 47 N.C. 302 1855 0 North Carolina
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Mississippi
Stimpson v. Fries 55 N.C. 156 1855 0 North Carolina
Fitts v. Fitts 14 Tex. 443 1855 0 Texas
Howze v. Howze 14 Tex. 232 1855 0 Texas