Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Payne v. Raudon 10 La. Ann. 349 1855 0 Promissory notes, mortgages, seizure Louisiana
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Manes v. Kenyon 18 Ga. 291 1855 0 written warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Creswell v. Tabary 10 La. Ann. 396 1855 0 Redhibition, legacies Louisiana
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Matilda v. Autrey 10 La. Ann. 555 1855 0 Manumission, prescription Louisiana
Young v. Egan 10 La. Ann. 415 1855 0 Emancipation, wills, trusts, conflict of laws, Louisiana
Doe on the demise of Bason v. Holt 47 N.C. 323 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Gentile v. Plasencia 10 La. Ann. 203 1855 0 Wills, emancipation, nullity Louisiana
Bennett v. Fail 26 Ala. 605 1855 0 Assumpsit on a Promissory Note for Three Enslaved Persons Alabama
O'Neal v. Baker 47 N.C. 168 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Parker v. Portis 14 Tex. 166 1855 0 Administrator of property dispute Texas
White v. Michael Brown & Son 47 N.C. 403 1855 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Howze v. Howze 14 Tex. 232 1855 0 Will & trust Texas
Hamlet v. Johnson 26 Ala. 557 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Tongue v. Crissy 7 Md. 453 1855 0 Maryland
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Hollifield v. Stell 17 Ga. 280 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Virginia v. Himel 10 La. Ann. 185 1855 0 Emancipation, privileges, mortgages, Louisiana
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee