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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Taliaferro v. Pryor 53 Va. 277 1855 1 Virginia
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Wellborn v. Weaver 17 Ga. 267 1855 0 Action brought to recover two slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Terrell v. Bennet 18 Ga. 404 1855 0 Deceit trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hart v. Powell 18 Ga. 635 1855 0 Recovery for damages cause to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrell v. Green 18 Ga. 711 1855 0 Trover Action Supreme Cour
Buntyne v. Stone 19 Ga. 78 1855 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Possessory warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia
Cromartie v. Robison 55 N.C. 218 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina
Epps v. State 19 Ga. 102 1855 0 Indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Perdue v. Ellis 18 Ga. 586 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Vaccari v. Maxwell 28 F. Cas. 862 1855 1 United States