Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnston v. Overman 55 N.C. 182 1855 0 Trusts North Carolina
Bivens v. Phifer 47 N.C. 436 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Tooley v. Lucas 48 N.C. 146 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
State v. Robbins 48 N.C. 249 1855 0 Murder North Carolina
Adams v. Gillespie 55 N.C. 244 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Allen v. State 14 Tex. 633 1855 0 Sale of spirits to slave Texas
State v. Porte's Securities 10 La. Ann. 148 1855 0 Criminal law, selling liquor to enslaved person, bail Louisiana
Union Bank of Louisiana v. Lobdell 10 La. Ann. 130 1855 0 Loans, debts, judicial seizure Louisiana
Hamilton v. Rogers 8 Md. 301 1855 0 Maryland
Calvit v. Cloud 14 Tex. 53 1855 0 Transfer of slaves dispute Texas
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Indictment for illegally trading with an enslaved person Mississippi
Duffell v. Noble 14 Tex. 640 1855 0 Dispute RE infant slave Texas
Rawles v. State 15 Tex. 581 1855 0 Indictment of allowing slave to commit illegal acts Texas
Dunlap v. Hales 47 N.C. 381 1855 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Fitts v. Fitts 14 Tex. 443 1855 0 Decree of divorce property dispute Texas
Howze v. Howze 14 Tex. 232 1855 0 Will & trust Texas
Hill v. Tippett 10 La. Ann. 554 1855 0 Marital property, debts, insolvency Louisiana
Wells v. Roach 10 La. Ann. 543 1855 0 Curatorship, successions, marital property, debts Louisiana
Matilda v. Autrey 10 La. Ann. 555 1855 0 Manumission, prescription Louisiana
Buie v. Doyal 10 La. Ann. 575 1855 0 Petitory action, sales, fraud, error, prescription Louisiana