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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Alabama
Kennedy v. Mason 10 La. Ann. 519 1855 0 Louisiana
Foulkes v. Foulkes 55 N.C. 260 1855 0 North Carolina
Hardy v. Hardy's Heirs 26 Ala. 524 1855 0 Alabama
Pilkington v. Cotten 55 N.C. 238 1855 0 North Carolina
Cowles v. Rowland 47 N.C. 219 1855 0 North Carolina
Matthis v. Matthis 48 N.C. 132 1855 0 North Carolina
Brock v. King 47 N.C. 302 1855 0 North Carolina
Richard Bros. v. Harrill 55 N.C. 209 1855 0 North Carolina
Pearson v. Johnson 34 Tenn. 580 1855 0 Tennessee
Reeves v. Cox 47 N.C. 465 1855 0 North Carolina
Lang v. Phillips 27 Ala. 311 1855 0 Alabama
Hammond v. Stovall 17 Ga. 491 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Alabama
Bonnafon v. Wiltz 10 La. Ann. 657 1855 0 Louisiana
Henderson v. Trousdale 10 La. Ann. 548 1855 0 Louisiana
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hampton v. Rather 30 Miss. 193 1855 0 Mississippi
Holmesly v. Hogue 47 N.C. 391 1855 0 North Carolina
Stoppenhagen v. Verdelet 10 La. Ann. 263 1855 0 Louisiana