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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Young v. Egan 10 La. Ann. 415 1855 0 Louisiana
Adams v. Gillespie 55 N.C. 244 1855 0 North Carolina
Mardree v. Sutton 47 N.C. 146 1855 0 North Carolina
Mebane v. Womack 55 N.C. 293 1855 0 North Carolina
Eckles v. Bates 26 Ala. 655 1855 0 Alabama
Murphy v. Executor of Cook 10 La. Ann. 572 1855 0 Louisiana
Camp v. Dill 27 Ala. 553 1855 0 Alabama
Wells v. Roach 10 La. Ann. 543 1855 0 Louisiana
White v. Michael Brown & Son 47 N.C. 403 1855 0 North Carolina
Edwards v. Smith 10 La. Ann. 536 1855 0 Louisiana
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 North Carolina
State v. Thompson 10 La. Ann. 122 1855 0 Louisiana
Brame v. Brame 55 N.C. 280 1855 0 North Carolina
Robards v. Cooper 16 Ark. 288 1855 0 Arkansas
Watson v. Hutto 27 Ala. 513 1855 0 Alabama
Gill v. Downs 26 Ala. 670 1855 0 Alabama
Harris v. Whitcomb 70 Mass. 433 1855 0 Massachusetts
United States v. Darnaud 25 F. Cas. 754 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Theurer v. Schmidt 10 La. Ann. 125 1855 0 Louisiana