All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Moore v. Brooks 53 Va. 135 1855 0 Action to enjoin a sale SC of Appeals VA
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Moye v. Beaman 48 N.C. 140 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Matthis v. Matthis 48 N.C. 132 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Pilkington v. Cotten 55 N.C. 238 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Parish v. Merritt 48 N.C. 38 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Grimes v. Hoyt 55 N.C. 271 1855 0 Contracts North Carolina
Jenkins v. McConico 26 Ala. 213 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Rowan v. Hutchisson 27 Ala. 328 1855 0 Challenged Ownership of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Turney's Adm'r v. Morrow 26 Ala. 339 1855 0 Creditor dispute Alabama
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Smith v. Dunn 27 Ala. 315 1855 0 Tenancy in common dispute Alabama
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Fraudulent sale of plantation and slaves Mississippi
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi