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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Foulkes v. Foulkes 55 N.C. 260 1855 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Thomas v. De Graffenreid 27 Ala. 651 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
State v. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 Indictment for larceny and trading w/ slaves North Carolina
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 Action of slander North Carolina
Burns v. Hill 19 Ga. 22 1855 0 Fraud case Supreme Court of Georgia
Williamson v. Chamberlain 10 N.J. Eq. 373 1855 Will & trust New Jersey
Murphy v. Barefield 27 Ala. 634 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Mortgage of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Semere v. Semere 10 La. Ann. 704 1855 0 Sales, wills, simulated sale, emancipation Louisiana
Thomas v. Henderson 27 Ala. 523 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
Cormier v. Ryan 10 La. Ann. 688 1855 0 Marital property, sales Louisiana
Beauchamp v. Whittington 10 La. Ann. 646 1855 0 Petitory action, successions, mortgages Louisiana
Leonora v. Scott 10 La. Ann. 651 1855 0 Heirs, manumission, wills Louisiana
Reese v. Harris 27 Ala. 301 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
William v. State 18 Ga. 356 1855 0 Slave indictment for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Long v. Wright 47 N.C. 140 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina