Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
People v. Milgate 5 Cal. 127 1855 1 California
Latterett v. Cook 1 Iowa 1 1855 1 Iowa
Eyler v. Hoover 8 Md. 1 1855 1 Maryland
Martin v. Martin 7 Md. 368 1855 1 Maryland
Reigle v. Leiter 8 Md. 405 1855 1 Maryland
Clarkson v. Clarkson 18 Barb. 646 1855 1 New York
State v. Hanson 39 Me. 337 1855 1 Maine
McClintock v. Bryden 5 Cal. 97 1855 1 California
Penn v. Whiteheads 53 Va. 74 1855 1 Virginia
Feigley v. Feigley 7 Md. 537 1855 1 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
Turner v. Campbell 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 256 1855 1 Virginia
Brown v. Somerville 8 Md. 444 1855 1 Maryland
Pusey v. Potomac Bridge Co. 8 Md. 470 1855 1 Maryland
Lesslie's Ex'or v. Brown's Ex'ors 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 216 1855 1 Virginia
Hitch v. Davis 8 Md. 524 1855 1 Maryland
Stout v. Kindt 24 Pa. 449 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Dozier v. Ellis 28 Miss. 730 1855 1 Mississippi
Wilson v. Miller 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 353 1855 1 Virginia