Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Possessory warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Allen 17 Ga. 81 1855 0 Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Dyer v. Bean 15 Ark. 519 1855 0 Recovery for property Arkansas
Hansell v. Bryan 19 Ga. 167 1855 0 Trover Action Suprem Court of Georgia
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia
The Porpoise 19 F. Cas. 1064 1855 0 Action against vessel employed as tender to slavers United States
Lafferty v. Turley 35 Tenn. 157 1855 1 Tennessee
Vaccari v. Maxwell 28 F. Cas. 862 1855 1 United States
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Grimmett v. Witherington 16 Ark. 377 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Sweeney v. State 16 Ga. 467 1854 0 Indictment for state offense Supreme Court of Georgia
People v. Morrison 1 Park. Crim. Rep. 625 1854 1 New York
Jones v. Perkins 54 N.C. 337 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Bailey v. James 52 Va. 468 1854 1 Virginia
Brock v. Garrett 16 Ga. 487 1854 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Skinner v. Wynne 55 N.C. 41 1854 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
State v. Tilghman 5 Del. 495 1854 0 Whether a person was enslaved or not Delaware
State v. York 5 Del. 493 1854 0 Larceny charge while escaping Delaware
State v. Turner 5 Del. 501 1854 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Booth v. Terrell 16 Ga. 20 1854 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia