Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Coolidge v. Melvin 42 N.H. 510 1861 1 New Hampshire
State v. Carver 49 Me. 588 1861 1 Maine
Merkle v. State 37 Ala. 139 1861 1 Alabama
Boissac v. Downs 16 La. Ann. 187 1861 1 Louisiana
Tyler v. Willis 13 Abb. Pr. 369 1861 1 New York
Otto v. Durege 14 Wis. 571 1861 1 Wisconsin
Chaska Co. v. Board of Supervisors 6 Minn. 204 1861 1 Minnesota
Persse v. Watrous 30 Conn. 139 1861 1 Connecticut
Morrison v. Myers 11 Iowa 538 1861 1 Iowa
Scott v. State 37 Ala. 117 1861 1 Alabama
Wheaton v. Neville 19 Cal. 41 1861 1 California
Roberts v. Ogbourne 37 Ala. 174 1861 1 Alabama
Martin v. Cook 59 N.C. 199 1861 1 North Carolina
Haynes v. Breaux 16 La. Ann. 142 1861 1 Louisiana
In re Yates 59 N.C. 212 1861 1 North Carolina
Adams v. Lansing 17 Cal. 629 1861 1 California
Dixon v. Merritt 6 Minn. 160 1861 1 Minnesota
McGehee v. Mahone 37 Ala. 258 1861 1 Alabama
Doe on the Demise of Gardner v. Klutts 53 N.C. 375 1861 1 North Carolina
Herrin v. Buckelew 37 Ala. 585 1861 1 Alabama