Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clarke v. School District No. 7 3 R.I. 199 1855 1 Rhode Island
Buckner v. Calcote 28 Miss. 432 1855 1 Mississippi
Freeman v. Rawson 5 Ohio St. 1 1855 1 Ohio
Noles v. State 26 Ala. 31 1855 1 Alabama
Shell v. Shell 34 Tenn. 716 1855 1 Tennessee
Harrall v. State 26 Ala. 52 1855 1 Alabama
McCauley v. State 26 Ala. 135 1855 1 Alabama
Tims v. State 26 Ala. 165 1855 1 Alabama
Mechanics' Bank v. New York & New Haven Rail Road 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 480 1855 1 New York
Voorhies v. Anthon 12 N.Y. Super. Ct. 178 1855 1 New York
Hill v. McRae 27 Ala. 175 1855 1 Alabama
Brown v. Somerville 8 Md. 444 1855 1 Maryland
Stephens 70 Mass. 559 1855 1 Massachusetts
Sims v. McEwen's Adm'r 27 Ala. 184 1855 1 Alabama
Abbott v. Essex Co. 59 U.S. 202 1855 1 United States
Sherrard v. Carlisle 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 12 1855 1 Virginia
Thames Steamboat Co. v. Housatonic Railroad 24 Conn. 40 1855 1 Connecticut
Benson v. Mitchell 26 Ala. 360 1855 1 Alabama
Cocke v. Commonwealth 54 Va. 750 1855 1 Virginia
Craighead v. Wilson 59 U.S. 199 1855 1 United States