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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Robards v. Cooper 16 Ark. 288 1855 0 Arkansas
State v. Woodly 47 N.C. 276 1855 0 North Carolina
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Mississippi
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Mississippi
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Mississippi
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Mississippi
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Mississippi
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Mississippi
Loftis v. Glass 15 Ark. 680 1855 0 Arkansas
Young v. Egan 10 La. Ann. 415 1855 0 Louisiana
Virginia v. Himel 10 La. Ann. 185 1855 0 Louisiana
Edwards v. Smith 10 La. Ann. 536 1855 0 Louisiana
Callard v. Matthews 10 La. Ann. 233 1855 0 Louisiana
Mardree v. Sutton 47 N.C. 146 1855 0 North Carolina
White v. Michael Brown & Son 47 N.C. 403 1855 0 North Carolina
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 North Carolina
State v. Robbins 48 N.C. 249 1855 0 North Carolina
Adams v. Gillespie 55 N.C. 244 1855 0 North Carolina
Mebane v. Womack 55 N.C. 293 1855 0 North Carolina