Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Buntyne v. Stone 19 Ga. 78 1855 0 Possessory Warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Logan v. McGill 8 Md. 461 1855 0 Maryland
Thomason v. Rice 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 123 1855 1 Tennessee
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Nixon v. Rose 53 Va. 425 1855 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Ruffners v. Putney 53 Va. 541 1855 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Brooks 53 Va. 135 1855 0 Action to enjoin a sale SC of Appeals VA
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi
Edelin v. Sanders 8 Md. 118 1855 0 Maryland
Lafferty v. Turley 35 Tenn. 157 1855 1 Tennessee
Rozier v. Holliday 8 Md. 381 1855 0 0 Maryland
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Ratcliff v. Polly 53 Va. 528 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Gaw v. Huffman 53 Va. 628 1855 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Fluker v. Henry's Adm'r 27 Ala. 403 1855 0 Action on Promissory Note Alabama
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Branan v. May 17 Ga. 136 1855 0 Obstruction action for injury Supreme Court of Georgia
Floyd v. Morrow 26 Ala. 353 1855 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina