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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vaccari v. Maxwell 28 F. Cas. 862 1855 1 United States
Maskall v. Maskall 35 Tenn. 208 1855 1 Tennessee
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Whitaker v. Bramson 29 F. Cas. 947 1855 1 United States
Wright v. Ferrin 10 La. Ann. 91 1855 1 Louisiana
State v. Igo 21 Mo. 459 1855 1 Missouri
Underhill v. Saratoga & Washington Rail Road 20 Barb. 455 1855 1 New York
Pensenneau v. Pensenneau 22 Mo. 27 1855 1 Missouri
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Webb v. Weeks 48 N.C. 279 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Taliaferro v. Pryor 53 Va. 277 1855 1 Virginia
Hathaway v. Leary 55 N.C. 264 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Brame v. Brame 55 N.C. 280 1855 0 Deeds North Carolina
Lafferty v. Turley 35 Tenn. 157 1855 1 Tennessee
Thomason v. Rice 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 123 1855 1 Tennessee
Rowland v. Rowland 34 Tenn. 543 1855 1 Tennessee
Buckner v. Calcote 28 Miss. 432 1855 1 Mississippi
Mays v. Williams 27 Ala. 267 1855 1 Alabama