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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Landman v. Snodgrass 26 Ala. 593 1855 0 detinue Alabama
Buntyne v. Stone 19 Ga. 78 1855 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Ozley v. Ikelheimer 26 Ala. 332 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
Wiley, Banks & Co. v. Knight 27 Ala. 336 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Assumpsit on a Promissory Note for Three Enslaved Persons Alabama
Dyer v. Bean 15 Ark. 519 1855 0 Recovery for property Arkansas
Wright v. Morris 15 Ark. 444 1855 0 Contract dispute Arkansas
Hamlet v. Johnson 26 Ala. 557 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Long v. Hickingbottom 28 Miss. 772 1855 0 Transfer of enslaved woman by feme covert Mississippi
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi
Floyd v. Morrow 26 Ala. 353 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Adams v. Adams 26 Ala. 272 1855 0 Property dispute Alabama
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
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Intent to commit a rape Arkansas
Powell v. State 27 Ala. 51 1855 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Wellborn v. Weaver 17 Ga. 267 1855 0 Action brought to recover two slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Crum 27 Ala. 468 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Curry v. Gaulden 17 Ga. 72 1855 0 Bond Supreme Court of Georgia