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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dearing v. Moore 26 Ala. 586 1855 0 Alabama
Stoppenhagen v. Verdelet 10 La. Ann. 263 1855 0 Louisiana
Richard Bros. v. Harrill 55 N.C. 209 1855 0 North Carolina
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Kentucky
Henderson v. Trousdale 10 La. Ann. 548 1855 0 Louisiana
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 North Carolina
Bellamy v. Sheriff of Jackson County 6 Fla. 62 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Parker v. Portis 14 Tex. 166 1855 0 Texas
Howze v. Howze 14 Tex. 232 1855 0 Texas
Nelson v. Bondurant 26 Ala. 341 1855 0 Alabama
Sanderson v. Jones 6 Fla. 430 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 North Carolina
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Frank v. State 27 Ala. 37 1855 0 Alabama
Thomas v. Henderson 27 Ala. 523 1855 0 Alabama
Blackmore v. Blackmore 35 Tenn. 365 1855 0 Tennessee
Jenkins v. McConico 26 Ala. 213 1855 0 Alabama
Harris v. Bell 27 Ala. 520 1855 0 Alabama