Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Proper venue in murder case Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Dinkins v. Moore 17 Ga. 62 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Reynolds v. Walker 29 Miss. 250 1855 0 Failure to hire out slaves as provided by estate Mississippi
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Illegal sale of enslaved men Mississippi
Walker v. Walker's Distributees 26 Ala. 262 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Williams v. Crum 27 Ala. 468 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Action for legacy consisting of an enslaved girl Mississippi
Dyer v. Bean 15 Ark. 519 1855 0 Recovery for property Arkansas
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Revocation of will bequeathing property to an enslaved person Mississippi
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Assumpsit on a Promissory Note for Three Enslaved Persons Alabama
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Jones v. Covey 26 Ala. 464 1855 0 Suit for freedom Alabama
Powell v. State 27 Ala. 51 1855 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Snider v. Greathouse 16 Ark. 72 1855 0 Debt dispute Arkansas
State ex rel. Jones, Woodward & Co. v. Borden 15 Ark. 611 1855 0 Sale dispute Arkansas
Deloach v. State Bank 27 Ala. 437 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Frances v. State 6 Fla. 306 1855 0 Indictment of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Pond v. Obaugh 16 Ark. 94 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas