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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Mississippi
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Mississippi
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Alabama
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Mississippi
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Roebuck v. Thornton 19 Ga. 149 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hansell v. Bryan 19 Ga. 167 1855 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Chamberlain v. Gaillard 26 Ala. 504 1855 0 Alabama
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Macon & Western Rail Road v. Davis 18 Ga. 679 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Miller v. Flournoy's Heirs 26 Ala. 724 1855 0 Alabama
Cockrell v. Gurley 26 Ala. 405 1855 0 Alabama
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 North Carolina
Hathaway v. Leary 55 N.C. 264 1855 0 North Carolina
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Kentucky
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 North Carolina
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 North Carolina