Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Howard v. Copley 10 La. Ann. 504 1855 0 Petitory action, heirs, donation Louisiana
Eckles v. Bates 26 Ala. 655 1855 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Love v. Crook 27 Ala. 624 1855 0 Specific Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Ratcliff v. Polly 53 Va. 528 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Cullins 53 Va. 394 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Snoddy v. Haskins 53 Va. 363 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Chamberlain v. Gaillard 26 Ala. 504 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Woolfolk v. Beatly 18 Ga. 520 1855 0 injunction Supreme Court of Georgia
Locke's Executor v. Palmer 26 Ala. 312 1855 0 Dispute over Possession of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Ela v. Smith 71 Mass. 121 1855 0 Action of tort for illegally seizing alleged slave Massachusetts
Bellamy v. Sheriff of Jackson County 6 Fla. 62 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Sanderson v. Jones 6 Fla. 430 1855 0 Husband's Conveyance Power Supreme Court of FL
Hampton v. Rather 30 Miss. 193 1855 0 Replevin for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Tongue v. Crissy 7 Md. 453 1855 0 Maryland
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Rozier v. Holliday 8 Md. 381 1855 0 0 Maryland