Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Macon & Western Rail Road v. Davis 18 Ga. 679 1855 0 Action brought for death of slave on carriage Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrison & Robinson v. Johnston 27 Ala. 445 1855 0 Action regarding note of sale Alabama
Garland v. Bowling 10 F. Cas. 5 1855 0 Recovery for property United States
Morton v. Bradley 27 Ala. 640 1855 0 Action for damages for killing a enslaved person Alabama
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Reversion of property Mississippi
Burden v. Stein 27 Ala. 104 1855 1 Alabama
Ex parte Robins 15 Ark. 402 1855 0 Petitioner seeked right to bail out his enslaved person Arkansas
McAllister v. McDow 26 Ala. 453 1855 1 Alabama
Roebuck v. Thornton 19 Ga. 149 1855 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Garrett v. Lyle 27 Ala. 586 1855 1 Alabama
Gunn v. Howell 27 Ala. 663 1855 1 Alabama
Love v. Crook 27 Ala. 624 1855 0 Specific Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Putnam v. Goodall 31 N.H. 419 1855 1 New Hampshire
Thomas v. De Graffenreid 27 Ala. 651 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
Murphy v. Barefield 27 Ala. 634 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Mortgage of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Molyneux v. Collier 17 Ga. 46 1855 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Barry v. Ryan 70 Mass. 523 1855 1 Massachusetts
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Nailing v. Nailing 34 Tenn. 630 1855 0 Tennessee
Hammond v. Stovall 17 Ga. 491 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia