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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ratcliff v. Polly 53 Va. 528 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Blevins v. Buck 26 Ala. 292 1855 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Merrill v. Melchior 30 Miss. 516 1855 0 Proving illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Camp v. Dill 27 Ala. 553 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Hire of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Improper collection of a tax on sale of slaves Mississippi
Gaw v. Huffman 53 Va. 628 1855 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Park v. Hardy 19 Ga. 127 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Miller v. Flournoy's Heirs 26 Ala. 724 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Gill v. Downs 26 Ala. 670 1855 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Ward v. Harrington 29 Miss. 238 1855 0 Enjoinment of sale of slaves Mississippi
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi