Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hairston v. Hairston 30 Miss. 276 1855 0 Revocation of will bequeathing property to an enslaved person Mississippi
State v. Woodly 47 N.C. 276 1855 0 Indicment for concealing a slave North Carolina
Camp v. Dill 27 Ala. 553 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Hire of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Brock v. King 47 N.C. 302 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Cowles v. Rowland 47 N.C. 219 1855 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Dearing v. Moore 26 Ala. 586 1855 0 Recovery for Assault and Battery on an Enslaved Person Alabama
Johnson v. Boyles 26 Ala. 576 1855 0 Trover Alabama
Young v. Cook 30 Miss. 320 1855 0 Action for legacy consisting of an enslaved girl Mississippi
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Howze v. Howze 14 Tex. 232 1855 0 Will & trust Texas
White v. Hill 10 La. Ann. 189 1855 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Parker v. Portis 14 Tex. 166 1855 0 Administrator of property dispute Texas
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Pilkington v. Cotten 55 N.C. 238 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Grimes v. Hoyt 55 N.C. 271 1855 0 Contracts North Carolina
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Abercrombie's Executor v. Abercrombie's Heirs 27 Ala. 489 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Union Bank of Louisiana v. Lobdell 10 La. Ann. 130 1855 0 Loans, debts, judicial seizure Louisiana