Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Green v. Crain 53 Va. 252 1855 1 Virginia
Ashby v. Harrison's Committee 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1855 1 Virginia
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
Clark v. Sisson 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 408 1855 1 New York
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Evidence in faulty sale of enslaved boy Mississippi
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Right of wife to convey slaves Mississippi
Manning v. Johnson 26 Ala. 446 1855 1 Alabama
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 Action of slander North Carolina
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Proper venue in murder case Mississippi
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Thomason v. Rice 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 123 1855 1 Tennessee
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Long v. Hickingbottom 28 Miss. 772 1855 0 Transfer of enslaved woman by feme covert Mississippi
Hurst v. Means 34 Tenn. 546 1855 1 Tennessee
Cromartie v. Robison 55 N.C. 218 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
United States v. Glamorgan 25 F. Cas. 1333 1855 0 Libel of information for foreiture of property based on emploment in slave trade United States
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Contracts made by married women Mississippi
Humphreys v. Holtsinger 35 Tenn. 228 1855 1 Tennessee