Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Bugbee 70 Mass. 206 1855 1 Massachusetts
Smith v. Ashby 20 Mo. 354 1855 1 Missouri
Brown v. Somerville 8 Md. 444 1855 1 Maryland
Turner v. Campbell 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 256 1855 1 Virginia
Major's Ex'r v. Gibson 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 48 1855 1 Virginia
Tarr v. Ravenscroft 53 Va. 642 1855 1 Virginia
Green v. State 28 Miss. 687 1855 1 Mississippi
Atkins v. State 16 Ark. 568 1855 1 Arkansas
Feigley v. Feigley 7 Md. 537 1855 1 Maryland
Stephens 70 Mass. 559 1855 1 Massachusetts
Lesslie's Ex'or v. Brown's Ex'ors 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 216 1855 1 Virginia
Story v. Norwich & Worcester Railroad 24 Conn. 94 1855 1 Connecticut
Perkins v. Clements 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 141 1855 1 Virginia
Hutcheson v. Priddy 53 Va. 85 1855 1 Virginia
Adams v. Gilliam 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 161 1855 1 Virginia
Newbegin v. Langley 39 Me. 200 1855 1 Maine
Edmunds v. Venable 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 121 1855 1 Virginia
James v. Gibbs 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 277 1855 1 Virginia
Sherrard v. Carlisle 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 12 1855 1 Virginia
Thames Steamboat Co. v. Housatonic Railroad 24 Conn. 40 1855 1 Connecticut