Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Martin's Heirs v. Tenison 26 Ala. 738 1855 1 Alabama
Ex parte Robins 15 Ark. 402 1855 0 Petitioner seeked right to bail out his enslaved person Arkansas
Adams v. Gillespie 55 N.C. 244 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Young v. Epperson 14 Tex. 618 1855 0 Recovery for slaves Texas
Thomas v. De Graffenreid 27 Ala. 651 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
Blackmore v. Blackmore 35 Tenn. 365 1855 0 Tennessee
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi
Harris v. Bell 27 Ala. 520 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Nailing v. Nailing 34 Tenn. 630 1855 0 Tennessee
Love v. Crook 27 Ala. 624 1855 0 Specific Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Savage v. Walshe 26 Ala. 619 1855 1 Alabama
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi
Jordan v. M'Kenzie 30 Miss. 32 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Spivey v. State 26 Ala. 90 1855 0 Indictment for Carrying Away an Enslaved Person Alabama
West v. Williams 15 Ark. 682 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Viser v. Bertrand 16 Ark. 296 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Garland v. Bowling 10 F. Cas. 5 1855 0 Recovery for property United States
Clark v. Shelton 16 Ark. 474 1855 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Abbot v. Johnson 32 N.H. 9 1855 1 New Hampshire
Woolfolk v. Beatly 18 Ga. 520 1855 0 injunction Supreme Court of Georgia