Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Warren v. Davis 42 Me. 343 1856 1 Maine
Wallace v. Nelson 28 Ala. 282 1856 1 Alabama
Russell v. Little 28 Ala. 160 1856 1 Alabama
People v. Diaz 6 Cal. 248 1856 1 California
Cooper v. Sunderland 3 Iowa 114 1856 1 Iowa
Gibson v. Soper 72 Mass. 279 1856 1 Massachusetts
Cullen v. O’Hara 4 Mich. 132 1856 1 Michigan
Johnson v. Brook 31 Miss. 17 1856 1 Mississippi
Danforth v. Laney 28 Ala. 274 1856 1 Alabama
Massie v. Greenhow's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 255 1856 1 Virginia
City of St. Louis v. Alexander 23 Mo. 483 1856 1 Missouri
Nelson v. Jennings 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 369 1856 1 Virginia
Dorsey v. Dorsey 9 Md. 31 1856 1 Maryland
Owings v. Jones 9 Md. 108 1856 1 Maryland
Postlewait v. Howes 3 Iowa 365 1856 1 Iowa
Tazewell's Ex'or v. Whittle's Adm'r 54 Va. 329 1856 1 Virginia
Pierce v. Emery 32 N.H. 484 1856 1 New Hampshire
Cribbins v. Markwood 54 Va. 495 1856 1 Virginia
Ritchie v. Dorland 6 Cal. 33 1856 1 California
Lane's Adm'r v. Eggleston's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 225 1856 1 Virginia