Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Illegal sale of enslaved men Mississippi
Hamilton v. Fowlkes 16 Ark. 340 1855 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Grimmett v. Witherington 16 Ark. 377 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Lang v. Phillips 27 Ala. 311 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Hall v. Hall 18 Ga. 40 1855 0 Testator of will Georgia
Branan v. May 17 Ga. 136 1855 0 Obstruction action for injury Supreme Court of Georgia
Wellborn v. Weaver 17 Ga. 267 1855 0 Action brought to recover two slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Terrell v. Bennet 18 Ga. 404 1855 0 Deceit trust Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Darnaud 25 F. Cas. 754 1855 0 Action against slave trader Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Gill v. Downs 26 Ala. 670 1855 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Hart v. Powell 18 Ga. 635 1855 0 Recovery for damages cause to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Lunsford v. Smith 53 Va. 554 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Harrell v. Green 18 Ga. 711 1855 0 Trover Action Supreme Cour
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Recovery for wages SC of PA.
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Possessory warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Deloach v. State Bank 27 Ala. 437 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 District Court, E.D. PA.
Wynn v. Morris 16 Ark. 414 1855 0 Property posession dispute Arkansas