Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thomason v. Rice 1 Shan. Cas. 69 1855 1 Tennessee
Gautreaux v. Boote 10 La. Ann. 137 1855 1 Louisiana
Webster v. Hill 35 Tenn. 333 1855 1 Tennessee
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Fraudulent representations of administrator in sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Hutsonpiller's Adm'r v. Stover's Adm'r 53 Va. 579 1855 1 Virginia
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Improper collection of a tax on sale of slaves Mississippi
Duke's Adm'r v. Duke's Distributees 26 Ala. 673 1855 1 Alabama
People v. Backus 5 Cal. 275 1855 1 California
Branch v. Littleberry Branch 6 Fla. 314 1855 1 Florida
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Right of wife to convey slaves Mississippi
Eyler v. Hoover 8 Md. 1 1855 1 Maryland
Merrill v. Melchior 30 Miss. 516 1855 0 Proving illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Williamson v. Chamberlain 10 N.J. Eq. 373 1855 Will & trust New Jersey
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Action for legacy consisting of an enslaved girl Mississippi
State v. Tom 47 N.C. 414 1855 0 Indictment for assault w/ intent to ravish North Carolina
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Contracts made by married women Mississippi
Doe on the demise of Bason v. Holt 47 N.C. 323 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ford's Adm'r v. Clements 13 Tex. 592 1855 0 Recovery for value of salves Texas
Watkins' Adm'r v. Pemberton 47 N.C. 174 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina