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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Glanton v. Anthony 15 Ark. 543 1855 0 Property dispute Arkansas
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Miller v. Saunders 18 Ga. 492 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Branan v. May 17 Ga. 136 1855 0 Obstruction action for injury Supreme Court of Georgia
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Hurst v. Means 34 Tenn. 546 1855 1 Tennessee
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Intent to commit a rape Arkansas
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Burns v. Hill 19 Ga. 22 1855 0 Fraud case Supreme Court of Georgia
McDougald v. Maddox 17 Ga. 52 1855 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Hart v. Powell 18 Ga. 635 1855 0 Recovery for damages cause to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hansell v. Bryan 19 Ga. 167 1855 0 Trover Action Suprem Court of Georgia
Moran v. Davis 18 Ga. 722 1855 0 Recover of value lost after slave drowned Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Allen 17 Ga. 81 1855 0 Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Kitchen v. Crawford 13 Tex. 516 1855 0 Texas
Epps v. State 19 Ga. 102 1855 0 Indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia