Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pilkington v. Cotten 55 N.C. 238 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brewer v. Tysor 48 N.C. 180 1855 1 North Carolina
Parish v. Merritt 48 N.C. 38 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Grimes v. Hoyt 55 N.C. 271 1855 0 Contracts North Carolina
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Gerkins v. Williams 48 N.C. 11 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McKean v. Paschal 15 Tex. 37 1855 1 Texas
Jordan v. M'Kenzie 30 Miss. 32 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Bennett v. Cooks 15 Tex. 67 1855 0 Registration of slaves dispute Texas
Winder v. Smith 47 N.C. 327 1855 1 North Carolina
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Clarke v. Perry 5 Cal. 58 1855 1 California
Poorman v. Kilgore 26 Pa. 365 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Williamson v. Chamberlain 10 N.J. Eq. 373 1855 Will & trust New Jersey
Clarke v. Porter 25 Pa. 141 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Leckey v. Bloser 24 Pa. 401 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Stimpson v. Fries 55 N.C. 156 1855 0 Action of debt North Carolina
State v. Woodly 47 N.C. 276 1855 0 Indicment for concealing a slave North Carolina
Duke's Adm'r v. Duke's Distributees 26 Ala. 673 1855 1 Alabama