Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Commonwealth 57 Va. 134 1861 1 Virginia
Tobey v. Leonard 23 F. Cas. 1324 1861 1 United States
Newman v. State 14 Wis. 393 1861 1 Wisconsin
Bean v. Fisher 14 Wis. 57 1861 1 Wisconsin
Ellinger v. Crowl 17 Md. 361 1861 1 Maryland
Dorsey v. Hagerstown Bank 17 Md. 408 1861 1 Maryland
Jessup v. Bridge 11 Iowa 572 1861 1 Iowa
Dodge v. Hopkins 14 Wis. 630 1861 1 Wisconsin
West v. Ferguson 57 Va. 270 1861 1 Virginia
Arnold v. Booth 14 Wis. 180 1861 1 Wisconsin
Hihn v. Peck 18 Cal. 640 1861 1 California
Matthis v. State 33 Ga. 24 1861 1 Georgia
Bertrand v. Elder 23 Ark. 494 1861 1 Arkansas
State v. Stebbins 29 Conn. 463 1861 1 Connecticut
Conway v. Taylor’s Executor 66 U.S. 603 1861 1 United States
Pomeroy v. Bailey 43 N.H. 118 1861 1 New Hampshire
Forrest v. Forrest 21 N.Y. Super. Ct. 640 1861 1 New York
Cloud v. Whiting 38 Ala. 57 1861 1 Alabama
Chaska Co. v. Board of Supervisors 6 Minn. 204 1861 1 Minnesota
Dixon v. Merritt 6 Minn. 160 1861 1 Minnesota