Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Reeves v. Edwards 47 N.C. 457 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Illegal sale of enslaved men Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Cameron v. Cameron 29 Miss. 112 1855 0 Whether a husband is entitled to slaves of his wife after her death Mississippi
Abercrombie's Executor v. Abercrombie's Heirs 27 Ala. 489 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Garrison v. Brice 48 N.C. 85 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Burns v. Hill 19 Ga. 22 1855 0 Fraud case Supreme Court of Georgia
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Scull v. Vaugine 15 Ark. 695 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hurst v. Means 34 Tenn. 546 1855 1 Tennessee
Park v. Walker 34 Tenn. 503 1855 1 Tennessee
Humphreys v. Holtsinger 35 Tenn. 228 1855 1 Tennessee
Hamilton v. Fowlkes 16 Ark. 340 1855 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Ozley v. Ikelheimer 26 Ala. 332 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Webb v. Weeks 48 N.C. 279 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina