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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Blevins v. Buck 26 Ala. 292 1855 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Assumpsit on a Promissory Note for Three Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hamlet v. Johnson 26 Ala. 557 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Burns v. Hill 19 Ga. 22 1855 0 Fraud case Supreme Court of Georgia
Reynolds v. Walker 29 Miss. 250 1855 0 Failure to hire out slaves as provided by estate Mississippi
Ward v. Harrington 29 Miss. 238 1855 0 Enjoinment of sale of slaves Mississippi
Wright v. Morris 15 Ark. 444 1855 0 Contract dispute Arkansas
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Debt resulting from the sale of slaves Mississippi
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Evidence in faulty sale of enslaved boy Mississippi
McComb v. Gilkey 29 Miss. 146 1855 0 Execution of deed Mississippi
Cameron v. Cameron 29 Miss. 112 1855 0 Whether a husband is entitled to slaves of his wife after her death Mississippi
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Cason v. Robson 29 Miss. 97 1855 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Pace v. Bonner 27 Ala. 307 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Noel v. Harvey 29 Miss. 72 1855 0 Purchase of slaves after probate Mississippi