Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Miller v. Flournoy's Heirs 26 Ala. 724 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lang v. Phillips 27 Ala. 311 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Nixon v. Rose 53 Va. 425 1855 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Evidence in faulty sale of enslaved boy Mississippi
Wiley, Banks & Co. v. Knight 27 Ala. 336 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Landman v. Snodgrass 26 Ala. 593 1855 0 detinue Alabama
Rowan v. Hutchisson 27 Ala. 328 1855 0 Challenged Ownership of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Carver v. Hallett 26 Ala. 722 1855 1 Alabama
Woodward v. Donally 27 Ala. 198 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Revocation of will bequeathing property to an enslaved person Mississippi
Abercrombie's Executor v. Abercrombie's Heirs 27 Ala. 489 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Ex parte O'Neill 8 Md. 227 1855 0 Maryland
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
Mobley v. Barnes 26 Ala. 718 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Debt resulting from the sale of slaves Mississippi