Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Gideon 1 Minn. 292 1856 1 Minnesota
Fox v. Sandford 36 Tenn. 36 1856 1 Tennessee
Gadsden v. Raysor 43 S.C.L. 276 1856 1 South Carolina
McCloskey v. Cyphert 27 Pa. 220 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Rankin v. Harper 23 Mo. 579 1856 1 Missouri
Ballard v. Davis 31 Miss. 525 1856 1 Mississippi
Lexington Life, Fire & Marine Insurance v. Page & Richardson 56 Ky. 412 1856 1 Kentucky
Page v. Naglee 6 Cal. 241 1856 1 California
Davis v. Carroll 11 La. Ann. 705 1856 1 Louisiana
Richards v. Patterson 30 Miss. 583 1856 1 Mississippi
Nickley v. Thomas 22 Barb. 652 1856 1 New York
Evans v. Carey 29 Ala. 99 1856 1 Alabama
Russell v. Little 28 Ala. 160 1856 1 Alabama
Martin v. Jackson 27 Pa. 504 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Stryker v. Vanderbilt 25 N.J.L. 482 1856 1 New Jersey
Washington Mutual Insurance v. Merchants & Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance 5 Ohio St. 450 1856 1 Ohio
Teakle v. Teakle 29 Ala. 403 1856 1 Alabama
Bailey v. Wiggins 6 Del. 299 1856 1 Delaware
Morrow v. Higgins 29 Ala. 448 1856 1 Alabama