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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hampton v. Rather 30 Miss. 193 1855 0 Replevin for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Hamilton v. Rogers 8 Md. 301 1855 0 Maryland
Bennett v. Cooks 15 Tex. 67 1855 0 Registration of slaves dispute Texas
Masters v. Dunn 30 Miss. 264 1855 0 Entitlement to sue Mississippi
State v. Barrow 14 Tex. 179 1855 0 Trial of the right of property Texas
Wallis v. Beauchamp 15 Tex. 303 1855 0 Conveyance of property dispute Texas
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Joslin v. Caughlin 30 Miss. 502 1855 0 Irregularity in executor's sale Mississippi
Stewart v. State 26 Ala. 44 1855 1 Alabama
Richard Bros. v. Harrill 55 N.C. 209 1855 0 Deeds North Carolina
Den on dem. of Rogers v. Ratcliff 48 N.C. 225 1855 1 North Carolina
Earle v. Thomas 14 Tex. 583 1855 0 Right of property in slave dispute Texas
McWillie v. Kirkpatrick 28 Miss. 802 1855 1 Mississippi
Mayo v. Whitson 47 N.C. 231 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Tom 47 N.C. 414 1855 0 Indictment for assault w/ intent to ravish North Carolina
Johnston v. Overman 55 N.C. 182 1855 0 Trusts North Carolina
Bivens v. Phifer 47 N.C. 436 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Tooley v. Lucas 48 N.C. 146 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
State v. Robbins 48 N.C. 249 1855 0 Murder North Carolina
Adams v. Gillespie 55 N.C. 244 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina