Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Knight v.Hardeman 17 Ga. 253 1855 0 Freedom suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Turner v. Turner 30 Miss. 428 1855 1 Mississippi
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Grimes v. Hoyt 55 N.C. 271 1855 0 Contracts North Carolina
Brewer v. Tysor 48 N.C. 180 1855 1 North Carolina
Young v. Epperson 14 Tex. 618 1855 0 Recovery for slaves Texas
Parish v. Merritt 48 N.C. 38 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Pilkington v. Cotten 55 N.C. 238 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Matthis v. Matthis 48 N.C. 132 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Moye v. Beaman 48 N.C. 140 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Foster v. Rodgers 27 Ala. 602 1855 1 Alabama
Williamson v. Chamberlain 10 N.J. Eq. 373 1855 Will & trust New Jersey
Duke's Adm'r v. Duke's Distributees 26 Ala. 673 1855 1 Alabama
Joslin v. Caughlin 30 Miss. 502 1855 0 Irregularity in executor's sale Mississippi
Earle v. Thomas 14 Tex. 583 1855 0 Right of property in slave dispute Texas
Poorman v. Kilgore 26 Pa. 365 1855 1 Pennsylvania
State v. Tom 47 N.C. 414 1855 0 Indictment for assault w/ intent to ravish North Carolina
Prewett v. Coopwood 30 Miss. 369 1855 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi