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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Evidence in faulty sale of enslaved boy Mississippi
Tongue v. Crissy 7 Md. 453 1855 0 Maryland
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Debt resulting from the sale of slaves Mississippi
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Frank v. State 27 Ala. 37 1855 0 Indictment against Enslaved Personsfor Murder of Another Enslaved Person Alabama
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Terrell v. Bennet 18 Ga. 404 1855 0 Deceit trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Dunn 27 Ala. 315 1855 0 Tenancy in common dispute Alabama
Cockrell v. Gurley 26 Ala. 405 1855 0 Action to Protect Title of Remainder in Enslaved Persons Alabama
Nelson v. Bondurant 26 Ala. 341 1855 0 Trespass Alabama
Dearing v. Moore 26 Ala. 586 1855 0 Recovery for Assault and Battery on an Enslaved Person Alabama
Robards v. Cooper 16 Ark. 288 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Watson v. Hutto 27 Ala. 513 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Wright v. Morris 15 Ark. 444 1855 0 Contract dispute Arkansas