Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Blevins v. Buck 26 Ala. 292 1855 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Frances v. State 6 Fla. 306 1855 0 Indictment of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi
Gerald v. McKenzie 27 Ala. 166 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Ex parte O'Neill 8 Md. 227 1855 0 Maryland
Cureton v. Moore 55 N.C. 204 1855 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
McComb v. Gilkey 29 Miss. 146 1855 0 Execution of deed Mississippi
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Lang v. Phillips 27 Ala. 311 1855 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Shearer v. Loftin 26 Ala. 703 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
Smith v. Dunn 27 Ala. 315 1855 0 Tenancy in common dispute Alabama
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Assumpsit on a Promissory Note for Three Enslaved Persons Alabama
Walker v. Walker's Distributees 26 Ala. 262 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Brantley v. West 27 Ala. 542 1855 0 Alleged Fraud in Mortgage Alabama
Hamlet v. Johnson 26 Ala. 557 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Fenner v. Kirkman 26 Ala. 650 1855 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Holmesly v. Hogue 47 N.C. 391 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Detinue Alabama