Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hancock v. Watson 18 Cal. 137 1861 1 California
Herrin v. Buckelew 37 Ala. 585 1861 1 Alabama
Garth v. Cooper & Smith 12 Iowa 364 1861 1 Iowa
Haynes v. Breaux 16 La. Ann. 142 1861 1 Louisiana
Nelms v. Prewitt 37 Ala. 389 1861 1 Alabama
Crane v. Hirshfelder 17 Cal. 467 1861 1 California
Preslar v. Stallworth 37 Ala. 402 1861 1 Alabama
Noble v. Warren 38 Pa. 340 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Schmidt v. Coulter 6 Minn. 492 1861 1 Minnesota
Chaska Co. v. Board of Supervisors 6 Minn. 204 1861 1 Minnesota
Waters v. Cleland 32 Ga. 633 1861 1 Georgia
Townsend v. Gordon 19 Cal. 188 1861 1 California
Nicholls v. Skeel 12 Iowa 300 1861 1 Iowa
Folsom v. Carli 5 Minn. 333 1861 1 Minnesota
Strickland's Adm'r v. Walker 37 Ala. 385 1861 1 Alabama
Torbert v. Hayden 11 Iowa 435 1861 1 Iowa
Taylor v. Strickland 37 Ala. 642 1861 1 Alabama
Shaw & Leigh v. First Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church 39 Pa. 226 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Norton v. Supervisors of Rock County 13 Wis. 611 1861 1 Wisconsin
Tyler v. Willis 13 Abb. Pr. 369 1861 1 New York