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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 North Carolina
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 Maryland
Abbot v. Johnson 32 N.H. 9 1855 1 New Hampshire
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Alabama
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Payne v. Raudon 10 La. Ann. 349 1855 0 Louisiana
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Stewart 15 Tex. 285 1855 0 Texas
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Mississippi
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia
Arcienega v. Riddle 15 Tex. 330 1855 0 Texas
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Mississippi
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Cameron v. Cameron 29 Miss. 112 1855 0 Mississippi
Calvit v. Cloud 14 Tex. 53 1855 0 Texas