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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bulloch v. Smith 15 Ga. 395 1854 0 Contract dispute over slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Long v. Hickingbottom 28 Miss. 772 1855 0 Transfer of enslaved woman by feme covert Mississippi
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Murphy v. Executor of Cook 10 La. Ann. 572 1855 0 Sales, wils, estates, property Louisiana
Creswell v. Tabary 10 La. Ann. 396 1855 0 Redhibition, legacies Louisiana
Hinson v. Hinson 10 La. Ann. 580 1855 0 Petitory action, wills, creditors rights, promissory notes Louisiana
Beauchamp v. Whittington 10 La. Ann. 646 1855 0 Petitory action, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Leonora v. Scott 10 La. Ann. 651 1855 0 Heirs, manumission, wills Louisiana
Semere v. Semere 10 La. Ann. 704 1855 0 Sales, wills, simulated sale, emancipation Louisiana
Carter v. Cantrell 16 Ark. 154 1855 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Arkansas
Berret v. Adams 10 La. Ann. 77 1855 0 Sales, redhibition, promissory note Louisiana
Roussel v. Phipps 10 La. Ann. 119 1855 0 Redhibition, sales, probate Louisiana
State v. Hannah 10 La. Ann. 131 1855 0 Manslaughter, sentences, constitution, confession Louisiana
Hardesty v. Wormley 10 La. Ann. 239 1855 0 Wills, emancipation Louisiana
Manes v. Kenyon 18 Ga. 291 1855 0 written warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Stoppenhagen v. Verdelet 10 La. Ann. 263 1855 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Sullivan v. Hadley 16 Ark. 129 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hardy v. Hardy's Heirs 26 Ala. 524 1855 0 Will & Trust Alabama
Lang v. Phillips 27 Ala. 311 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama