Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Noles v. State 26 Ala. 31 1855 1 Alabama
Talbot v. Calvert 24 Pa. 327 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Ex parte Gist 26 Ala. 156 1855 1 Alabama
Mechanics' Bank v. New York & New Haven Rail Road 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 480 1855 1 New York
Burch v. Burch 19 Ga. 174 1855 1 Georgia
Brooks v. Wimer 20 Mo. 503 1855 1 Missouri
People v. Milgate 5 Cal. 127 1855 1 California
Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson 26 Ala. 371 1855 1 Alabama
Webster v. Hill 35 Tenn. 333 1855 1 Tennessee
State v. Hanson 39 Me. 337 1855 1 Maine
McCauley v. State 26 Ala. 135 1855 1 Alabama
Walker v. Wootten 18 Ga. 119 1855 1 Georgia
People v. Backus 5 Cal. 275 1855 1 California
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Civil SC of PA.
Longworth v. Sturges 4 Ohio St. 690 1855 1 Ohio
Shell v. Shell 34 Tenn. 716 1855 1 Tennessee
Gautreaux v. Boote 10 La. Ann. 137 1855 1 Louisiana
Harrall v. State 26 Ala. 52 1855 1 Alabama
Mays v. Williams 27 Ala. 267 1855 1 Alabama
Roseberry v. Roseberry 17 Ga. 139 1855 1 Georgia