Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Murrell v. Weathers 48 N.C. 525 1856 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Kelly, Timanus & Co. v. Wallace 6 Fla. 690 1856 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Batten v. Faulk 49 N.C. 233 1856 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Wells v. Bransford 28 Ala. 200 1856 0 Application of Probate of Will for Married Person Alabama
Park v. Tennille 20 Ga. 111 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Rozier v. Holliday 8 Md. 381 1855 0 0 Maryland
Cox v. Rutledge 18 Ga. 294 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hedrick v. Banister 10 La. Ann. 208 1855 0 Sales, promissory notes, wills Louisiana
Landman v. Snodgrass 26 Ala. 593 1855 0 detinue Alabama
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Woodward v. Donally 27 Ala. 198 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Liability of master for torts of his slaves committed while following his orders Mississippi
Thomas v. Henderson 27 Ala. 523 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
Camp v. Dill 27 Ala. 553 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Hire of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Tongue v. Crissy 7 Md. 453 1855 0 Maryland
Ratcliff v. Polly 53 Va. 528 1855 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Cullins 53 Va. 394 1855 0 Injunction to restrain the sale of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Jackson 28 Miss. 674 1855 0 Advancement of slaves Mississippi