Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hunt v. Bennett 4 E.D. Smith 647 1855 1 New York
Adams v. Gilliam 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 161 1855 1 Virginia
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Arkansas
Thames Steamboat Co. v. Housatonic Railroad 24 Conn. 40 1855 1 Connecticut
Heard v. Heard 18 Ga. 739 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Lesslie's Ex'or v. Brown's Ex'ors 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 216 1855 1 Virginia
Corner v. Pendleton 8 Md. 337 1855 1 Maryland
Hewitt's Adm'r v. Adams 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 34 1855 1 Virginia
Penn v. Whiteheads 53 Va. 74 1855 1 Virginia
Dawson v. Callaway 18 Ga. 573 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Atkins v. State 16 Ark. 568 1855 1 Arkansas
Adams v. Bass 18 Ga. 130 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Woodward 21 Mo. 265 1855 1 Missouri
People v. Robinson 2 Park. Crim. Rep. 235 1855 1 New York
Broadbent v. State 7 Md. 416 1855 0 Maryland
Craighead v. Wilson 59 U.S. 199 1855 1 United States
Beauregard v. City of New Orleans 59 U.S. 497 1855 1 United States
Howell v. Gibson 30 Miss. 464 1855 1 Mississippi
Trammell v. Trammell 15 Tex. 291 1855 0 Texas
Hamilton v. Rogers 8 Md. 301 1855 0 Maryland