Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chamberlain v. Gaillard 26 Ala. 504 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi
Dyer v. Bean 15 Ark. 519 1855 0 Recovery for property Arkansas
Alabama & Tennessee Rivers Railroad v. Burke 27 Ala. 535 1855 0 Damages for Loss of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Freeman v. Scurlock 27 Ala. 407 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Proper venue in murder case Mississippi
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Eckles v. Bates 26 Ala. 655 1855 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Jones v. Covey 26 Ala. 464 1855 0 Suit for freedom Alabama
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Contracts made by married women Mississippi
Fluker v. Henry's Adm'r 27 Ala. 403 1855 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Moye v. Herndon 30 Miss. 110 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Nelson v. Bondurant 26 Ala. 341 1855 0 Trespass Alabama
Frank v. State 27 Ala. 37 1855 0 Indictment against Enslaved Personsfor Murder of Another Enslaved Person Alabama
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Trust & estate Alabama
State ex rel. Jones, Woodward & Co. v. Borden 15 Ark. 611 1855 0 Sale dispute Arkansas