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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wellborn v. Weaver 17 Ga. 267 1855 0 Action brought to recover two slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Whitaker v. Bramson 29 F. Cas. 947 1855 1 United States
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Taliaferro v. Pryor 53 Va. 277 1855 1 Virginia
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cromartie v. Robison 55 N.C. 218 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hurst v. Means 34 Tenn. 546 1855 1 Tennessee
Beane v. Yerby 53 Va. 239 1855 1 Virginia
Green v. Crain 53 Va. 252 1855 1 Virginia
Park v. Walker 34 Tenn. 503 1855 1 Tennessee
Ashby v. Harrison's Committee 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1855 1 Virginia
Flanders v. Jones 30 N.H. 154 1855 1 New Hampshire
Clark v. Sisson 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 408 1855 1 New York
Humphreys v. Holtsinger 35 Tenn. 228 1855 1 Tennessee
Maskall v. Maskall 35 Tenn. 208 1855 1 Tennessee
Rowland v. Rowland 34 Tenn. 543 1855 1 Tennessee
Thomason v. Rice 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 123 1855 1 Tennessee
Lafferty v. Turley 35 Tenn. 157 1855 1 Tennessee
Brame v. Brame 55 N.C. 280 1855 0 Deeds North Carolina