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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harden v. Mangham 18 Ga. 563 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Terrell v. Bennet 18 Ga. 404 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 North Carolina
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Bellamy v. Sheriff of Jackson County 6 Fla. 62 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Mississippi
Brister v. State 26 Ala. 107 1855 0 Alabama
Sanderson v. Jones 6 Fla. 430 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Grosjean 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 109 1855 0 Special Ct of Appeals VA
Jones v. Covey 26 Ala. 464 1855 0 Alabama
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Alabama
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Mississippi
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Alabama
Fenner v. Kirkman 26 Ala. 650 1855 0 Alabama
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Alabama
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Civil SC of PA.
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Arkansas
Barry v. Kimball 10 La. Ann. 787 1855 0 Louisiana
Richard v. Ouviere 10 La. Ann. 723 1855 0 Louisiana