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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Alabama
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Alabama
Young v. Epperson 14 Tex. 618 1855 0 Texas
Brister v. State 26 Ala. 107 1855 0 Alabama
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Arkansas
Tooley v. Lucas 48 N.C. 146 1855 0 North Carolina
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Mississippi
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Mississippi
Duffell v. Noble 14 Tex. 640 1855 0 Texas
Trammell v. Trammell 15 Tex. 291 1855 0 Texas
Dacy v. State 17 Ga. 439 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 North Carolina
Branan v. May 17 Ga. 136 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Arkansas
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Alabama
Glanton v. Anthony 15 Ark. 543 1855 0 Arkansas
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
Molyneux v. Collier 17 Ga. 46 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Calvit v. Cloud 14 Tex. 53 1855 0 Texas