Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Brewer v. Tysor 48 N.C. 180 1855 1 North Carolina
Gerald v. McKenzie 27 Ala. 166 1855 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Mobley v. Barnes 26 Ala. 718 1855 0 Trover Alabama
McKean v. Paschal 15 Tex. 37 1855 1 Texas
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Wood v. Humphreys 53 Va. 333 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Boyles 26 Ala. 576 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Snoddy v. Haskins 53 Va. 363 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Friend v. Oliver 27 Ala. 532 1855 0 Action for recovery of property Alabama
Miller v. Jones' Administrator 26 Ala. 247 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 Suit for partition of land SC of Appeals VA
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Wiley, Banks & Co. v. Knight 27 Ala. 336 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA