Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Adams v. Gilliam 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 161 1855 1 Virginia
Lesslie's Ex'or v. Brown's Ex'ors 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 216 1855 1 Virginia
Freeman v. Robinson 7 Ind. 321 1855 1 Indiana
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky
Adams v. Bass 18 Ga. 130 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Dawson v. Callaway 18 Ga. 573 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hamilton v. Rogers 8 Md. 301 1855 0 Maryland
Smith v. Ashby 20 Mo. 354 1855 1 Missouri
Dozier v. Ellis 28 Miss. 730 1855 1 Mississippi
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Arkansas
Abbott v. Essex Co. 59 U.S. 202 1855 1 United States
People v. Robinson 2 Park. Crim. Rep. 235 1855 1 New York
Wallace v. Fletcher 30 N.H. 434 1855 1 New Hampshire
James v. Gibbs 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 277 1855 1 Virginia
Sherrard v. Carlisle 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 12 1855 1 Virginia
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Pryor v. Kuhn 53 Va. 615 1855 1 Virginia
Craighead v. Wilson 59 U.S. 199 1855 1 United States