Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wilson v. Adams 15 Tex. 323 1855 0 Runaway slave dispute Texas
Murphy v. State 28 Miss. 637 1855 0 Indictment for illegally trading with an enslaved person Mississippi
Arcienega v. Riddle 15 Tex. 330 1855 0 Debt dispute Texas
Edney v. Bryson 47 N.C. 365 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Doe on demise of Drake v. Merrill 47 N.C. 368 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Holmesly v. Hogue 47 N.C. 391 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Masters v. Dunn 30 Miss. 264 1855 0 Entitlement to sue Mississippi
Allen v. State 14 Tex. 633 1855 0 Sale of spirits to slave Texas
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Cureton v. Moore 55 N.C. 204 1855 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Cook v. Thornhill 13 Tex. 293 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Texas
Garrison v. Brice 48 N.C. 85 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Mebane v. Womack 55 N.C. 293 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Doe on the demise of Bason v. Holt 47 N.C. 323 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Turner v. Turner 30 Miss. 428 1855 1 Mississippi
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Watkins' Adm'r v. Pemberton 47 N.C. 174 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Hairston v. Hairston 55 N.C. 123 1855 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Cohoon v. Speed 47 N.C. 133 1855 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Mardree v. Sutton 47 N.C. 146 1855 0 Action of trespass North Carolina