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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ward v. Harrington 29 Miss. 238 1855 0 Mississippi
Park v. Hardy 19 Ga. 127 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wiley, Banks & Co. v. Knight 27 Ala. 336 1855 0 Alabama
Burns v. Hill 19 Ga. 22 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Williamson v. Chamberlain 10 N.J. Eq. 373 1855 New Jersey
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Mississippi
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Mississippi
Noel v. Harvey 29 Miss. 72 1855 0 Mississippi
Dunlap v. Hales 47 N.C. 381 1855 0 North Carolina
State v. Tom 47 N.C. 414 1855 0 North Carolina
Clark v. Sisson 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 408 1855 1 New York
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 North Carolina
State v. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 North Carolina
Lafferty v. Turley 35 Tenn. 157 1855 1 Tennessee
Cockrell v. Gurley 26 Ala. 405 1855 0 Alabama
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Kentucky
Chamberlain v. Gaillard 26 Ala. 504 1855 0 Alabama
Maskall v. Maskall 35 Tenn. 208 1855 1 Tennessee
State v. Igo 21 Mo. 459 1855 1 Missouri
Park v. Walker 34 Tenn. 503 1855 1 Tennessee