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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mobley v. Barnes 26 Ala. 718 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Cameron v. Cameron 29 Miss. 112 1855 0 Whether a husband is entitled to slaves of his wife after her death Mississippi
Abercrombie's Executor v. Abercrombie's Heirs 27 Ala. 489 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Hansell v. Bryan 19 Ga. 167 1855 0 Trover Action Suprem Court of Georgia
McComb v. Gilkey 29 Miss. 146 1855 0 Execution of deed Mississippi
Jones v. Covey 26 Ala. 464 1855 0 Suit for freedom Alabama
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Burns v. Hill 19 Ga. 22 1855 0 Fraud case Supreme Court of Georgia
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Evidence in faulty sale of enslaved boy Mississippi
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Fraudulent sale of plantation and slaves Mississippi
Hardy v. Hardy's Heirs 26 Ala. 524 1855 0 Will & Trust Alabama
Traun v. Wittick 27 Ala. 570 1855 0 Detinue for eight enslaved persons Alabama
Lang v. Phillips 27 Ala. 311 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Alabama & Tennessee Rivers Railroad v. Burke 27 Ala. 535 1855 0 Damages for Loss of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Freeman v. Scurlock 27 Ala. 407 1855 0 Trover Alabama