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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Alabama
Woods v. Howell 17 Ga. 495 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Dawson v. Callaway 18 Ga. 573 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Frances v. State 6 Fla. 306 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
State v. Hannah 10 La. Ann. 131 1855 0 Louisiana
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Tooley v. Lucas 48 N.C. 146 1855 0 North Carolina
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Dacy v. State 17 Ga. 439 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Arkansas
Branan v. May 17 Ga. 136 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Arendell v. Arendell 10 La. Ann. 566 1855 0 Louisiana
Jordan v. M'Kenzie 30 Miss. 32 1855 0 Mississippi
Masters v. Dunn 30 Miss. 264 1855 0 Mississippi
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
City of New Orleans v. Commercial Bank of New Orleans 10 La. Ann. 735 1855 0 Louisiana