Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nelson v. Bondurant 26 Ala. 341 1855 0 Trespass Alabama
Frank v. State 27 Ala. 37 1855 0 Indictment against Enslaved Personsfor Murder of Another Enslaved Person Alabama
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Masters v. Dunn 30 Miss. 264 1855 0 Entitlement to sue Mississippi
Hampton v. Rather 30 Miss. 193 1855 0 Replevin for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Abercrombie's Executor v. Abercrombie's Heirs 27 Ala. 489 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Mobley v. Barnes 26 Ala. 718 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Trustees of the University of North Carolina v. Maultsby 55 N.C. 241 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Revocation of will bequeathing property to an enslaved person Mississippi
Morrison v. Bean 15 Tex. 267 1855 0 Will & trust Texas
Jones v. Covey 26 Ala. 464 1855 0 Suit for freedom Alabama
Manning v. Johnson 26 Ala. 446 1855 1 Alabama
Gill v. Downs 26 Ala. 670 1855 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Shearer v. Loftin 26 Ala. 703 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
O'Neal v. Baker 47 N.C. 168 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Duke's Adm'r v. Duke's Distributees 26 Ala. 673 1855 1 Alabama
Reeves v. Edwards 47 N.C. 457 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Action for legacy consisting of an enslaved girl Mississippi
Hardy v. Hardy's Heirs 26 Ala. 524 1855 0 Will & Trust Alabama
Gerald v. McKenzie 27 Ala. 166 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama