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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Johnson v. Boyles 26 Ala. 576 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Floyd v. Morrow 26 Ala. 353 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Hunter v. Bass 18 Ga. 127 1855 0 Will and Trust supreme Court of Georgia
Miller v. Saunders 18 Ga. 492 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Adams 26 Ala. 272 1855 0 Property dispute Alabama
Cromartie v. Robison 55 N.C. 218 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Scull v. Vaugine 15 Ark. 695 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Fraudulent sale of plantation and slaves Mississippi
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Brame v. Brame 55 N.C. 280 1855 0 Deeds North Carolina
Hathaway v. Leary 55 N.C. 264 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Webb v. Weeks 48 N.C. 279 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Dabbs v. Dabbs 27 Ala. 646 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Right of wife to convey slaves Mississippi
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina