Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harris v. Tyson 24 Pa. 347 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Penn v. Whiteheads 53 Va. 74 1855 1 Virginia
Doswell v. Anderson 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 185 1855 1 Virginia
Abbott v. Essex Co. 59 U.S. 202 1855 1 United States
McClintock v. Bryden 5 Cal. 97 1855 1 California
Feigley v. Feigley 7 Md. 537 1855 1 Maryland
Welty v. Welty 8 Md. 15 1855 1 Maryland
Adams v. Gilliam 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 161 1855 1 Virginia
Lesslie's Ex'or v. Brown's Ex'ors 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 216 1855 1 Virginia
Sims v. McEwen's Adm'r 27 Ala. 184 1855 1 Alabama
Tarr v. Ravenscroft 53 Va. 642 1855 1 Virginia
Hunt v. Bennett 4 E.D. Smith 647 1855 1 New York
Benson v. Mitchell 26 Ala. 360 1855 1 Alabama
Edmunds v. Venable 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 121 1855 1 Virginia
State v. Moore 6 Ind. 436 1855 1 Indiana
Baltimore & Ohio R. R. v. McCullough 53 Va. 595 1855 1 Virginia
Newbegin v. Langley 39 Me. 200 1855 1 Maine
Commonwealth v. Bugbee 70 Mass. 206 1855 1 Massachusetts
Pusey v. Potomac Bridge Co. 8 Md. 470 1855 1 Maryland
Stephens 70 Mass. 559 1855 1 Massachusetts