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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Early v. Preston 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 228 1855 1 Virginia
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Mississippi
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 North Carolina
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
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
Garrison v. Brice 48 N.C. 85 1855 0 North Carolina
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Mississippi
Hardesty v. Wormley 10 La. Ann. 239 1855 0 Louisiana
Roussel v. Phipps 10 La. Ann. 119 1855 0 Louisiana
Case v. McGee 8 Md. 9 1855 0 Maryland
Young v. Epperson 14 Tex. 618 1855 0 Texas
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Arkansas
Tooley v. Lucas 48 N.C. 146 1855 0 North Carolina
City of New Orleans v. Commercial Bank of New Orleans 10 La. Ann. 735 1855 0 Louisiana
Beauchamp v. Whittington 10 La. Ann. 646 1855 0 Louisiana