Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hood v. Mathis 21 Mo. 308 1855 1 Missouri
Early v. Preston 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 228 1855 1 Virginia
Longworth v. Sturges 4 Ohio St. 690 1855 1 Ohio
Smith v. Elliott's Adm'r 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 307 1855 1 Virginia
Beard v. Dennis 6 Ind. 200 1855 1 Indiana
Teackle v. Gibson 8 Md. 70 1855 1 Maryland
Surget v. Stanton 10 La. Ann. 318 1855 1 Louisiana
People v. Milgate 5 Cal. 127 1855 1 California
State v. Hanson 39 Me. 337 1855 1 Maine
McClellan v. Kennedy 8 Md. 230 1855 1 Maryland
Graham v. Bardin 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1855 1 Virginia
Basford v. Parran 8 Md. 360 1855 1 Maryland
Edmondson v. Welsh 27 Ala. 578 1855 1 Alabama
Harkness v. Sears 26 Ala. 493 1855 1 Alabama
Cowan v. Jones 27 Ala. 317 1855 1 Alabama
Hussey v. Roquemore 27 Ala. 281 1855 1 Alabama
Rolston v. Langdon 26 Ala. 660 1855 1 Alabama
Savage v. Walshe 26 Ala. 619 1855 1 Alabama
Ewing v. Peck 26 Ala. 413 1855 1 Alabama
Matthews v. Douthitt 27 Ala. 273 1855 1 Alabama