Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Patterson v. Edwards 29 Miss. 67 1855 1 Mississippi
Tyus v. De Jarnette 26 Ala. 280 1855 1 Alabama
Severance v. Hilton 32 N.H. 289 1855 1 New Hampshire
Brewer v. Tysor 48 N.C. 180 1855 1 North Carolina
Keeton's Heirs v. Keeton's Administrator 20 Mo. 530 1855 1 Missouri
Davis v. Lanier 47 N.C. 307 1855 1 North Carolina
Brothers v. Cartwright 55 N.C. 113 1855 1 North Carolina
McKean v. Paschal 15 Tex. 37 1855 1 Texas
Stewart v. Stebbins 30 Miss. 66 1855 1 Mississippi
Leckey v. Bloser 24 Pa. 401 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Turner v. Turner 30 Miss. 428 1855 1 Mississippi
Brooks v. Miller 1 Grant 202 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Winder v. Smith 47 N.C. 327 1855 1 North Carolina
Olendorf v. Swartz 5 Cal. 480 1855 1 California
Holmes v. Old Colony Railroad 71 Mass. 58 1855 1 Massachusetts
Clarke v. Perry 5 Cal. 58 1855 1 California
Hudson v. Crow 26 Ala. 515 1855 1 Alabama
Lowery v. Craig 30 Miss. 19 1855 1 Mississippi
Poorman v. Kilgore 26 Pa. 365 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Doe on dem. McLeod v. McCall 48 N.C. 87 1855 1 North Carolina