Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Holmes v. Old Colony Railroad 71 Mass. 58 1855 1 Massachusetts
Champion v. Miller 55 N.C. 194 1855 1 North Carolina
Brooks v. Miller 1 Grant 202 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Keeton's Heirs v. Keeton's Administrator 20 Mo. 530 1855 1 Missouri
Miller v. Jones' Administrator 26 Ala. 247 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Johnson v. Boyles 26 Ala. 576 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Fenner v. Kirkman 26 Ala. 650 1855 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Watson v. Hutto 27 Ala. 513 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Hardy v. Hardy's Heirs 26 Ala. 524 1855 0 Will & Trust Alabama
Poorman v. Kilgore 26 Pa. 365 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Lang v. Phillips 27 Ala. 311 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Brewer v. Tysor 48 N.C. 180 1855 1 North Carolina
Miller v. Flournoy's Heirs 26 Ala. 724 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Brothers v. Cartwright 55 N.C. 113 1855 1 North Carolina
Smith v. Dunn 27 Ala. 315 1855 0 Tenancy in common dispute Alabama
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Assumpsit on a Promissory Note for Three Enslaved Persons Alabama
Tongue v. Crissy 7 Md. 453 1855 0 Maryland
Traun v. Wittick 27 Ala. 570 1855 0 Detinue for eight enslaved persons Alabama
Cockrell v. Gurley 26 Ala. 405 1855 0 Action to Protect Title of Remainder in Enslaved Persons Alabama
Dearing v. Moore 26 Ala. 586 1855 0 Recovery for Assault and Battery on an Enslaved Person Alabama