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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Intent to commit a rape Arkansas
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Brooks 53 Va. 135 1855 0 Action to enjoin a sale SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 Suit for partition of land SC of Appeals VA
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
McGlawn v. McGlawn 17 Ga. 234 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Snoddy v. Haskins 53 Va. 363 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Martin v. Hardesty 27 Ala. 458 1855 0 Malicious Prosectuion Alabama
Taylor v. Cullins 53 Va. 394 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Kitchen v. Crawford 13 Tex. 516 1855 0 Texas
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Fraudulent sale of plantation and slaves Mississippi
Nixon v. Rose 53 Va. 425 1855 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Ruffners v. Putney 53 Va. 541 1855 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi