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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina
Epps v. State 19 Ga. 102 1855 0 Indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Perdue v. Ellis 18 Ga. 586 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Vaccari v. Maxwell 28 F. Cas. 862 1855 1 United States
Hampton v. Hampton 18 Ga. 513 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Dinkins v. Moore 17 Ga. 62 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Whitaker v. Bramson 29 F. Cas. 947 1855 1 United States
Glanton v. Anthony 15 Ark. 543 1855 0 Property dispute Arkansas
McGlawn v. McGlawn 17 Ga. 234 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Kitchen v. Crawford 13 Tex. 516 1855 0 Texas
The Porpoise 19 F. Cas. 1064 1855 0 Action against vessel employed as tender to slavers United States
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Ozley v. Ikelheimer 26 Ala. 332 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas