Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Dunn 27 Ala. 315 1855 0 Tenancy in common dispute Alabama
Williams v. Crum 27 Ala. 468 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Powell v. State 27 Ala. 51 1855 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Adams v. Adams 26 Ala. 272 1855 0 Property dispute Alabama
Floyd v. Morrow 26 Ala. 353 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Kitchen v. Crawford 13 Tex. 516 1855 0 Texas
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia
Dacy v. State 17 Ga. 439 1855 0 Indictment for receiving material from slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hollifield v. Stell 17 Ga. 280 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Wynn v. Wilson 30 F. Cas. 751 1855 0 Application for injunction United States
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Frank v. State 27 Ala. 37 1855 0 Indictment against Enslaved Personsfor Murder of Another Enslaved Person Alabama
Nelson v. Bondurant 26 Ala. 341 1855 0 Trespass Alabama
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Loftis v. Glass 15 Ark. 680 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas