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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Alabama
Gill v. Downs 26 Ala. 670 1855 0 Alabama
Harrison & Robinson v. Johnston 27 Ala. 445 1855 0 Alabama
Scull v. Vaugine 15 Ark. 695 1855 0 Arkansas
The Porpoise 19 F. Cas. 1064 1855 0 United States
Pennington v. Acker 30 Miss. 161 1855 0 Mississippi
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Mississippi
Theurer v. Schmidt 10 La. Ann. 125 1855 0 Louisiana
Leonora v. Scott 10 La. Ann. 651 1855 0 Louisiana
Union Bank v. Succession of Wilson 10 La. Ann. 601 1855 0 Louisiana
Cook v. Thornhill 13 Tex. 293 1855 0 Texas
Murphy v. Executor of Cook 10 La. Ann. 572 1855 0 Louisiana
Wells v. Roach 10 La. Ann. 543 1855 0 Louisiana
Edwards v. Smith 10 La. Ann. 536 1855 0 Louisiana
Davie v. Stevens 10 La. Ann. 496 1855 0 Louisiana
Young v. Egan 10 La. Ann. 415 1855 0 Louisiana
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Mississippi
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
State v. Thompson 10 La. Ann. 122 1855 0 Louisiana
Rawles v. State 15 Tex. 581 1855 0 Texas