Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Locke's Executor v. Palmer 26 Ala. 312 1855 0 Dispute over Possession of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Molyneux v. Collier 17 Ga. 46 1855 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Clark v. Shelton 16 Ark. 474 1855 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Thomas v. De Graffenreid 27 Ala. 651 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
Firemen's Insurance v. Cochran & Co. 27 Ala. 228 1855 1 Alabama
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Will & trust District Court, E.D. PA.
Harris v. Whitcomb 70 Mass. 433 1855 0 Action for refusing to receive a vote Massachusetts
Harden v. Mangham 18 Ga. 563 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Garland v. Bowling 10 F. Cas. 5 1855 0 Recovery for property United States
Viser v. Bertrand 16 Ark. 296 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Blackmore v. Blackmore 35 Tenn. 365 1855 0 Tennessee
Walton v. Olive 29 Miss. 270 1855 0 Distribution of slaves Mississippi
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Reversion of property Mississippi
Hannahan v. Nichols 17 Ga. 77 1855 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Morton v. Bradley 27 Ala. 640 1855 0 Action for damages for killing a enslaved person Alabama
Roebuck v. Thornton 19 Ga. 149 1855 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
West v. Williams 15 Ark. 682 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Harris v. Bell 27 Ala. 520 1855 0 Trover Alabama
United States v. Smith 27 F. Cas. 1138 1855 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, S.D. New York