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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Willis v. Willis 18 Ga. 13 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Taylor v. Cullins 53 Va. 394 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Nixon v. Rose 53 Va. 425 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
People ex rel. Kohler v. Hays 5 Cal. 66 1855 1 California
Unis v. Charlton's Adm'r 53 Va. 484 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ruffners v. Putney 53 Va. 541 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ratcliff v. Polly 53 Va. 528 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lunsford v. Smith 53 Va. 554 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Gaw v. Huffman 53 Va. 628 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Malone v. Kitching 10 La. Ann. 85 1855 0 Louisiana
Gourdain v. Baylies 10 La. Ann. 691 1855 0 Louisiana
State v. Gardner 10 La. Ann. 25 1855 0 Louisiana
Joslin v. Caughlin 30 Miss. 502 1855 0 Mississippi
Hart v. Powell 18 Ga. 635 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Harden v. Mangham 18 Ga. 563 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Matta v. Gayle 10 La. Ann. 347 1855 0 Louisiana
Walker v. Walker's Distributees 26 Ala. 262 1855 0 Alabama
Richard v. Ouviere 10 La. Ann. 723 1855 0 Louisiana
Howard v. Copley 10 La. Ann. 504 1855 0 Louisiana
Michel v. Beale 10 La. Ann. 352 1855 0 Louisiana