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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
State v. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 Indictment for larceny and trading w/ slaves North Carolina
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 Action of slander North Carolina
Hansell v. Bryan 19 Ga. 167 1855 0 Trover Action Suprem Court of Georgia
Williams v. Allen 17 Ga. 81 1855 0 Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Brister v. State 26 Ala. 107 1855 0 Prosecution for Murder Alabama
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Epps v. State 19 Ga. 102 1855 0 Indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
McVay's Adm'r v. Ijams 27 Ala. 238 1855 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Shearer v. Loftin 26 Ala. 703 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
Adams v. Bass 18 Ga. 130 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Powell v. State 27 Ala. 51 1855 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Tompkins v. Tigner 17 Ga. 103 1855 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia