Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Mississippi
Brantley v. West 27 Ala. 542 1855 0 Alabama
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Shearer v. Loftin 26 Ala. 703 1855 0 Alabama
James v. Kirk 29 Miss. 206 1855 0 Mississippi
Miller v. Jones' Administrator 26 Ala. 247 1855 0 Alabama
Johnson v. Boyles 26 Ala. 576 1855 0 Alabama
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi
Love v. Crook 27 Ala. 624 1855 0 Alabama
Fotheree v. Lawrence 30 Miss. 416 1855 0 Mississippi
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Thomas v. De Graffenreid 27 Ala. 651 1855 0 Alabama
Young v. Shumate 35 Tenn. 369 1855 0 Tennessee
Broadbent v. State 7 Md. 416 1855 0 Maryland
Murphy v. Barefield 27 Ala. 634 1855 0 Alabama
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Alabama
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Arcienega v. Riddle 15 Tex. 330 1855 0 Texas
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky