Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Will & trust District Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1138 1855 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Willis v. Willis 18 Ga. 13 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Ex parte Robins 15 Ark. 402 1855 0 Petitioner seeked right to bail out his enslaved person Arkansas
Snelling v. Darrell 17 Ga. 141 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Harris v. Bell 27 Ala. 520 1855 0 Trover Alabama
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
Walton v. Olive 29 Miss. 270 1855 0 Distribution of slaves Mississippi
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Carter v. Cantrell 16 Ark. 154 1855 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Arkansas
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi
Harrison & Robinson v. Johnston 27 Ala. 445 1855 0 Action regarding note of sale Alabama
Cotten v. Blocker 6 Fla. 1 1855 0 Use of Slaves to Secure Bond Payments Supreme Court of FL
Harris v. Whitcomb 70 Mass. 433 1855 0 Action for refusing to receive a vote Massachusetts
Garland v. Bowling 10 F. Cas. 5 1855 0 Recovery for property United States
Viser v. Bertrand 16 Ark. 296 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
West v. Williams 15 Ark. 682 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Nailing v. Nailing 34 Tenn. 630 1855 0 Tennessee
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi