Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Eyler v. Hoover 8 Md. 1 1855 1 Maryland
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
McDougald v. Maddox 17 Ga. 52 1855 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Agee v. Williams 27 Ala. 644 1855 0 Specific Recovery of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Miller v. Flournoy's Heirs 26 Ala. 724 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Webster v. Hill 35 Tenn. 333 1855 1 Tennessee
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Possessory warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina
Branan v. May 17 Ga. 136 1855 0 Obstruction action for injury Supreme Court of Georgia
Longworth v. Sturges 4 Ohio St. 690 1855 1 Ohio
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Cockrell v. Gurley 26 Ala. 405 1855 0 Action to Protect Title of Remainder in Enslaved Persons Alabama
Dearing v. Moore 26 Ala. 586 1855 0 Recovery for Assault and Battery on an Enslaved Person Alabama