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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 North Carolina
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 North Carolina
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 North Carolina
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Chamberlain v. Gaillard 26 Ala. 504 1855 0 Alabama
Hammond v. Stovall 17 Ga. 491 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 North Carolina
State v. Dick 10 La. Ann. 461 1855 0 Louisiana
Burns v. Hill 19 Ga. 22 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 North Carolina
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Mississippi
Gentile v. Plasencia 10 La. Ann. 203 1855 0 Louisiana
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 North Carolina
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Alabama
Davis v. Barham 10 La. Ann. 528 1855 0 Louisiana
Richard v. Ouviere 10 La. Ann. 723 1855 0 Louisiana
Johnson v. Boyles 26 Ala. 576 1855 0 Alabama
State v. Tom 47 N.C. 414 1855 0 North Carolina
Mayo v. Whitson 47 N.C. 231 1855 0 North Carolina