Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bernice Myers Sharp v. Shelby Edward Sharp 78 So. 2d 491 1955 1 Louisiana
Martin v. Smith 211 Ga. 600 1955 1 Georgia
Burrell v. Burrell 243 N.C. 24 1955 1 North Carolina
Lang v. Jones 224 Miss. 649 1955 1 Mississippi
Motors Securities Co. v. B. M. Stevens Co. 225 Miss. 361 1955 1 Mississippi
Lann v. Third National Bank in Nashville 198 Tenn. 70 1955 1 Tennessee
Duvall v. Duvall 224 Miss. 546 1955 1 Mississippi
Atkinson v. Bennett 242 N.C. 456 1955 1 North Carolina
Comegys v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. 80 So. 2d 110 1955 1 Louisiana
Comegys v. Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. 227 La. 657 1955 1 Louisiana
Wyatt v. Brown 39 Tenn. App. 28 1955 1 Tennessee
Moore v. Berry 40 Tenn. App. 1 1955 1 Tennessee
Craddock v. Calcutt 39 Tenn. App. 481 1955 1 Tennessee
Jones v. State 223 Miss. 812 1955 1 Mississippi
Estate of Crawford v. Crawford 225 Miss. 208 1955 1 Mississippi
Sharp v. Sharp 227 La. 9 1955 1 Louisiana
Keith v. Wilder 241 N.C. 672 1955 1 North Carolina
Brooks v. Washington National Life Insurance 79 So. 2d 653 1955 1 Louisiana
Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust Co. v. Baese 136 F. Supp. 683 1955 1 United States
MacPherson v. Green 197 Va. 27 1955 1 Virginia