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Case Name Citation ▼ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Johnston v. Overman 55 N.C. 182 1855 0 Trusts North Carolina
Freeman v. Dwiggins 55 N.C. 162 1855 0 Contracts North Carolina
McQueen v. McQueen 55 N.C. 16 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Stimpson v. Fries 55 N.C. 156 1855 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Hairston v. Hairston 55 N.C. 123 1855 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Alexander v. Fox 55 N.C. 106 1854 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Linda v. Hudson 55 Mass. 385 1848 0 Action for illegally seizing slave Massachusetts
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky
Speer v. Tinsley 55 Ga. 89 1875 0 Guardian settlement Supreme Court of Georgia
Bazemore v. Davis 55 Ga. 504 1875 0 Promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
New v. Potts 55 Ga. 420 1875 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Bell v. Hanks 55 Ga. 274 1875 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Bennett 55 Ga. 189 1875 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Killebrew 55 Ga. 153 1875 0 Holding servants illegally Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Parker 55 Ga. 11 1875 0 levy for land and property Georgia
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 Conveyance of Property SC of Appeals VA
Summers v. Bean 54 Va. 404 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA