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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Intent to commit a rape Arkansas
Frances v. State 6 Fla. 306 1855 0 Indictment of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Buntyne v. Stone 19 Ga. 78 1855 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Maiben v. Bobe 6 Fla. 381 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Turney's Adm'r v. Morrow 26 Ala. 339 1855 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky
Woods v. Howell 17 Ga. 495 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Friend v. Oliver 27 Ala. 532 1855 0 Action for recovery of property Alabama
Moore v. Brooks 53 Va. 135 1855 0 Action to enjoin a sale SC of Appeals VA
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Improper collection of a tax on sale of slaves Mississippi
Merrill v. Melchior 30 Miss. 516 1855 0 Proving illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Emancipation of slaves via will, in contravention of state laws Mississippi
Long v. Hickingbottom 28 Miss. 772 1855 0 Transfer of enslaved woman by feme covert Mississippi