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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Carter v. Bennett 6 Fla. 214 1855 0 Supreme Court of FL
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. Henderson 27 Ala. 523 1855 0 Alabama
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Alabama
Pearson v. Johnson 34 Tenn. 580 1855 0 Tennessee
Eckles v. Carter 26 Ala. 563 1855 0 Alabama
Wellborn v. Weaver 17 Ga. 267 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1138 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Freeman v. Dwiggins 55 N.C. 162 1855 0 North Carolina
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Mississippi
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 North Carolina
Lebeau v. Trudeau 10 La. Ann. 164 1855 0 Louisiana
Robertson v. Wallis 10 La. Ann. 214 1855 0 Louisiana
Wallis v. Robertson 10 La. Ann. 215 1855 0 Louisiana
Morancy v. Police Jury of Madison 10 La. Ann. 222 1855 0 Louisiana
Payne v. Raudon 10 La. Ann. 349 1855 0 Louisiana
Zuntz v. Cornen 10 La. Ann. 433 1855 0 Louisiana
Garrison v. Brice 48 N.C. 85 1855 0 North Carolina