Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sims v. McEwen's Adm'r 27 Ala. 184 1855 1 Alabama
People v. Robinson 2 Park. Crim. Rep. 235 1855 1 New York
Hunter v. Bass 18 Ga. 127 1855 0 Will and Trust supreme Court of Georgia
Wilson v. Miller 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 353 1855 1 Virginia
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Booth v. Terrell 18 Ga. 570 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Stephens 70 Mass. 559 1855 1 Massachusetts
Sherrard v. Carlisle 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 12 1855 1 Virginia
Major's Ex'r v. Gibson 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 48 1855 1 Virginia
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Emancipation of slaves via will, in contravention of state laws Mississippi
Atkins v. State 16 Ark. 568 1855 1 Arkansas
Collier v. Lyons 18 Ga. 648 1855 0 Recovery for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Dacy v. State 17 Ga. 439 1855 0 Indictment for receiving material from slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Smidth 27 F. Cas. 1131 1855 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Adams v. Gilliam 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 161 1855 1 Virginia
Hollifield v. Stell 17 Ga. 280 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Ashby 20 Mo. 354 1855 1 Missouri
Benson v. Mitchell 26 Ala. 360 1855 1 Alabama
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky
Hutcheson v. Priddy 53 Va. 85 1855 1 Virginia