Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Murphy v. Barefield 27 Ala. 634 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Mortgage of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi
Jordan's Adm'r v. Hubbard 26 Ala. 433 1855 1 Alabama
Albretson v. Hooker 5 Cal. 176 1855 1 California
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1138 1855 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, S.D. New York
West v. Williams 15 Ark. 682 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Montgomery's Executors v. Kirksey 26 Ala. 172 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
Spivey v. State 26 Ala. 90 1855 0 Indictment for Carrying Away an Enslaved Person Alabama
Carter v. Cantrell 16 Ark. 154 1855 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Arkansas
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Ewing v. Peck 26 Ala. 413 1855 1 Alabama
Snelling v. Darrell 17 Ga. 141 1855 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gunn v. Howell 27 Ala. 663 1855 1 Alabama
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Garrett v. Lyle 27 Ala. 586 1855 1 Alabama
Walton v. Olive 29 Miss. 270 1855 0 Distribution of slaves Mississippi
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Reversion of property Mississippi
People ex rel. Kohler v. Hays 5 Cal. 66 1855 1 California
Nailing v. Nailing 34 Tenn. 630 1855 0 Tennessee
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi