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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Debt resulting from the sale of slaves Mississippi
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
Cason v. Robson 29 Miss. 97 1855 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Noel v. Harvey 29 Miss. 72 1855 0 Purchase of slaves after probate Mississippi
Booth v. Terrell 18 Ga. 570 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Curry v. Gaulden 17 Ga. 72 1855 0 Bond Supreme Court of Georgia
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Dawson v. Callaway 18 Ga. 573 1855 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Taylor v. Buchan 16 Ga. 541 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Perdue v. Ellis 18 Ga. 586 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hampton v. Hampton 18 Ga. 513 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Dinkins v. Moore 17 Ga. 62 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
McGlawn v. McGlawn 17 Ga. 234 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee