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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hairston v. Hairston 55 N.C. 123 1855 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Joslin v. Caughlin 30 Miss. 502 1855 0 Irregularity in executor's sale Mississippi
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Moody v. Harper 28 Miss. 615 1855 0 Levy of slaves Mississippi
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Allen v. State 14 Tex. 633 1855 0 Sale of spirits to slave Texas
Deloach v. State Bank 27 Ala. 437 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Alabama & Tennessee Rivers Railroad v. Burke 27 Ala. 535 1855 0 Damages for Loss of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Freeman v. Scurlock 27 Ala. 407 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Hamlet v. Johnson 26 Ala. 557 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Fluker v. Henry's Adm'r 27 Ala. 403 1855 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama
Cohoon v. Speed 47 N.C. 133 1855 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Fraudulent representations of administrator in sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Martin v. Hardesty 27 Ala. 458 1855 0 Malicious Prosectuion Alabama
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Blevins v. Buck 26 Ala. 292 1855 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Jenkins v. McConico 26 Ala. 213 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Mardree v. Sutton 47 N.C. 146 1855 0 Action of trespass North Carolina