Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Woodward v. Donally 27 Ala. 198 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Moye v. Herndon 30 Miss. 110 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Mebane v. Womack 55 N.C. 293 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Revocation of will bequeathing property to an enslaved person Mississippi
Landman v. Snodgrass 26 Ala. 593 1855 0 detinue Alabama
Camp v. Dill 27 Ala. 553 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Hire of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Manning v. Johnson 26 Ala. 446 1855 1 Alabama
Jenkins v. McConico 26 Ala. 213 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Foster v. Rodgers 27 Ala. 602 1855 1 Alabama
Miller v. Flournoy's Heirs 26 Ala. 724 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
Dalton v. Murphy 30 Miss. 59 1855 0 Contracts made by married women Mississippi
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Thompson v. Young 30 Miss. 17 1855 0 Murder of a runaway enslaved man Mississippi
Stewart v. Bradford 26 Ala. 410 1855 0 Alleged Fradulent Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina