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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Newport v. Semones 39 Tenn. App. 647 1955 1 Tennessee
Lann v. Third National Bank in Nashville 198 Tenn. 70 1955 1 Tennessee
Lyle v. W. H. Hodges & Co. 82 So. 2d 457 1955 1 Louisiana
Suchovolsky v. Pearlstein 9 Mass. App. Dec. 52 1955 1 Massachusetts
Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust Co. v. Baese 136 F. Supp. 683 1955 1 United States
Employers Insurance Co. of Alabama, Inc. v. Rives 264 Ala. 310 1955 1 Alabama
Sharp v. Sharp 227 La. 9 1955 1 Louisiana
Hale v. Fornea 79 So. 2d 124 1955 1 Louisiana
Stephens v. Adger 227 La. 387 1955 1 Louisiana
Stephens v. Adger 79 So. 2d 491 1955 1 Louisiana
Bernice Myers Sharp v. Shelby Edward Sharp 78 So. 2d 491 1955 1 Louisiana
Martin v. Smith 211 Ga. 600 1955 1 Georgia
Johnson v. Capital City Ford Co. 85 So. 2d 75 1955 1 Louisiana
Loew's, Inc. v. Don George, Inc. 227 La. 127 1955 1 Louisiana
Grossman v. Levy's 81 So. 2d 752 1955 1 Florida
Loew's, Inc. v. Don George, Inc. 78 So. 2d 534 1955 1 Louisiana
Moore v. Berry 40 Tenn. App. 1 1955 1 Tennessee
Craddock v. Calcutt 39 Tenn. App. 481 1955 1 Tennessee
Successions of Rhea 78 So. 2d 838 1955 1 Louisiana
Hamilton v. Hamilton 154 Tex. 511 1955 1 Texas