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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Tompkins v. Tigner 17 Ga. 103 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Taylor v. Buchan 16 Ga. 541 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Harris v. Bell 27 Ala. 520 1855 0 Alabama
Jordan v. M'Kenzie 30 Miss. 32 1855 0 Mississippi
Masters v. Dunn 30 Miss. 264 1855 0 Mississippi
Morton v. Bradley 27 Ala. 640 1855 0 Alabama
Cotten v. Blocker 6 Fla. 1 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
McVay's Adm'r v. Ijams 27 Ala. 238 1855 0 Alabama
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Ela v. Smith 71 Mass. 121 1855 0 Civil Massachusetts
Wells v. Roach 10 La. Ann. 543 1855 0 Louisiana
Bloodgood v. Wilson 10 La. Ann. 302 1855 0 Louisiana
Nailing v. Nailing 34 Tenn. 630 1855 0 Tennessee
Viser v. Bertrand 16 Ark. 296 1855 0 Arkansas
McCall v. White 10 La. Ann. 577 1855 0 Louisiana
Murphy v. Executor of Cook 10 La. Ann. 572 1855 0 Louisiana
The Larch 14 F. Cas. 1142 1855 0 Civil District Court, D. Maine
Heirs of Singleton v. Kelly 11 La. Ann. 646 1855 0 Louisiana
Union Bank v. Succession of Wilson 10 La. Ann. 601 1855 0 Louisiana
Matta v. Gayle 10 La. Ann. 347 1855 0 Louisiana