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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Tongue v. Crissy 7 Md. 453 1855 0 Maryland
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Cotten v. Blocker 6 Fla. 1 1855 0 Use of Slaves to Secure Bond Payments Supreme Court of FL
Ex parte O'Neill 8 Md. 227 1855 0 Maryland
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Pearson v. Johnson 34 Tenn. 580 1855 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Freeman v. Robinson 7 Ind. 321 1855 1 Indiana
Unis v. Charlton's Adm'r 53 Va. 484 1855 0 Suits for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Commonwealth 53 Va. 714 1855 0 Indictment for selling spirits to slaves SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Logan v. McGill 8 Md. 461 1855 0 Maryland