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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Tongue v. Crissy 7 Md. 453 1855 0 Maryland
Edelin v. Sanders 8 Md. 118 1855 0 Maryland
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Pearson v. Johnson 34 Tenn. 580 1855 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Hamilton v. Rogers 8 Md. 301 1855 0 Maryland
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
Maiben v. Bobe 6 Fla. 381 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee