Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thompson v. Thomas 30 Miss. 152 1855 1 Mississippi
Deans v. McLendon 30 Miss. 343 1855 0 Illegal sale of enslaved men Mississippi
Adams v. Guice 30 Miss. 397 1855 0 Evidence Mississippi
Jenkins v. State 30 Miss. 408 1855 0 Proper venue in murder case Mississippi
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Russ v. Wingate 30 Miss. 440 1855 0 Foreclosure of mortgage on slaves Mississippi
Thomason v. Rice 1 Shan. Cas. 69 1855 1 Tennessee
Gautreaux v. Boote 10 La. Ann. 137 1855 1 Louisiana
Webster v. Hill 35 Tenn. 333 1855 1 Tennessee
George v. Bean 30 Miss. 147 1855 0 Fraudulent representations of administrator in sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Hutsonpiller's Adm'r v. Stover's Adm'r 53 Va. 579 1855 1 Virginia
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Suit for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Newman v. Elam 30 Miss. 507 1855 0 Improper collection of a tax on sale of slaves Mississippi
Duke's Adm'r v. Duke's Distributees 26 Ala. 673 1855 1 Alabama
People v. Backus 5 Cal. 275 1855 1 California
Branch v. Littleberry Branch 6 Fla. 314 1855 1 Florida
Wells v. Treadwell 28 Miss. 717 1855 0 Right of wife to convey slaves Mississippi
Eyler v. Hoover 8 Md. 1 1855 1 Maryland
Merrill v. Melchior 30 Miss. 516 1855 0 Proving illegal sale of slaves Mississippi
Williamson v. Chamberlain 10 N.J. Eq. 373 1855 Will & trust New Jersey