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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Mississippi
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Alabama
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1138 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Ex parte O'Neill 8 Md. 227 1855 0 Maryland
Logan v. McGill 8 Md. 461 1855 0 Maryland
Moore v. Brooks 53 Va. 135 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Tongue v. Crissy 7 Md. 453 1855 0 Maryland
Calvit v. Cloud 14 Tex. 53 1855 0 Texas
Arcienega v. Riddle 15 Tex. 330 1855 0 Texas