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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hampton v. Hampton 18 Ga. 513 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Maiben v. Bobe 6 Fla. 381 1855 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Pennington v. Acker 30 Miss. 161 1855 0 Conveyance and sale of slaves Mississippi
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Pearson v. Johnson 34 Tenn. 580 1855 0 Tennessee
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Fraudulent representations of administrator in sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Hart v. Powell 18 Ga. 635 1855 0 Recovery for damages cause to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Wynn v. Wilson 30 F. Cas. 751 1855 0 Application for injunction United States
Friend v. Oliver 27 Ala. 532 1855 0 Action for recovery of property Alabama
Ex parte Vincent 26 Ala. 145 1855 0 Action for theft Alabama
Moye v. Herndon 30 Miss. 110 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Buntyne v. Stone 19 Ga. 78 1855 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Contracts made by married women Mississippi
Floyd v. Morrow 26 Ala. 353 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
Moran v. Davis 18 Ga. 722 1855 0 Recover of value lost after slave drowned Supreme Court of Georgia
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
McDougald v. Maddox 17 Ga. 52 1855 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia