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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Recovery for wages SC of PA.
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 District Court, E.D. PA.
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi
Deloach v. State Bank 27 Ala. 437 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Assumpsit on a Promissory Note for Three Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hamlet v. Johnson 26 Ala. 557 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Henderson v. Trousdale 10 La. Ann. 548 1855 0 Marital property Louisiana
Bonnafon v. Wiltz 10 La. Ann. 657 1855 0 Successions, sales, tutorship Louisiana
Harris v. Bell 27 Ala. 520 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Hammond v. Stovall 17 Ga. 491 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Alabama & Tennessee Rivers Railroad v. Burke 27 Ala. 535 1855 0 Damages for Loss of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cormier v. Ryan 10 La. Ann. 688 1855 0 Marital property, sales Louisiana
Freeman v. Scurlock 27 Ala. 407 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Nelson v. Bondurant 26 Ala. 341 1855 0 Trespass Alabama