Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gill v. Downs 26 Ala. 670 1855 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Tyus v. De Jarnette 26 Ala. 280 1855 1 Alabama
Brothers v. Cartwright 55 N.C. 113 1855 1 North Carolina
Shearer v. Loftin 26 Ala. 703 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
Powell v. State 27 Ala. 51 1855 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Champion v. Miller 55 N.C. 194 1855 1 North Carolina
Abercrombie's Executor v. Abercrombie's Heirs 27 Ala. 489 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Deloach v. State Bank 27 Ala. 437 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Roberts v. Heim 27 Ala. 678 1855 1 Alabama
Severance v. Hilton 32 N.H. 289 1855 1 New Hampshire
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Lowery v. Craig 30 Miss. 19 1855 1 Mississippi
Adams v. Adams 26 Ala. 272 1855 0 Property dispute Alabama
Gerald v. McKenzie 27 Ala. 166 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Hardy v. Hardy's Heirs 26 Ala. 524 1855 0 Will & Trust Alabama
Clarke v. Porter 25 Pa. 141 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Ex parte Vincent 26 Ala. 145 1855 0 Action for theft Alabama
Fluker v. Henry's Adm'r 27 Ala. 403 1855 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama
Davis v. Lanier 47 N.C. 307 1855 1 North Carolina
Holmes v. Old Colony Railroad 71 Mass. 58 1855 1 Massachusetts