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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. Thomas 30 Miss. 152 1855 1 Mississippi
Shell v. Shell 34 Tenn. 716 1855 1 Tennessee
Buckner v. Calcote 28 Miss. 432 1855 1 Mississippi
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Talbot v. Calvert 24 Pa. 327 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Buntyne v. Stone 19 Ga. 78 1855 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Brooks v. Wimer 20 Mo. 503 1855 1 Missouri
Johnson v. Boyles 26 Ala. 576 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Moran v. Davis 18 Ga. 722 1855 0 Recover of value lost after slave drowned Supreme Court of Georgia
People v. Backus 5 Cal. 275 1855 1 California
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Hart v. Powell 18 Ga. 635 1855 0 Recovery for damages cause to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Eyler v. Hoover 8 Md. 1 1855 1 Maryland
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
McDougald v. Maddox 17 Ga. 52 1855 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee