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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Snodgrass v. Andrews 30 Miss. 472 1855 0 Fraudulent sale of plantation and slaves Mississippi
Merrill v. Melchior 30 Miss. 516 1855 0 Proving illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Revocation of will bequeathing property to an enslaved person Mississippi
Carver v. Hallett 26 Ala. 722 1855 1 Alabama
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Action for legacy consisting of an enslaved girl Mississippi
Moye v. Beaman 48 N.C. 140 1855 0 Issue of fraud North Carolina
Blumenthal v. Kurth 22 Mo. 173 1855 1 Missouri
Matthis v. Matthis 48 N.C. 132 1855 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Clark v. Sisson 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 408 1855 1 New York
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Pilkington v. Cotten 55 N.C. 238 1855 0 Suit in equity 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
Hurst v. Means 34 Tenn. 546 1855 1 Tennessee
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi