Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Persse v. Watrous 30 Conn. 139 1861 1 Connecticut
Jeffries v. Lawson 39 Miss. 791 1861 1 Mississippi
Grove's Appeal 37 Pa. 443 1861 1 Pennsylvania
O’Connell v. State 6 Minn. 279 1861 1 Minnesota
Dodge v. Hopkins 14 Wis. 630 1861 1 Wisconsin
Pomeroy v. Bailey 43 N.H. 118 1861 1 New Hampshire
State v. Butman 42 N.H. 490 1861 1 New Hampshire
Jessup v. Bridge 11 Iowa 572 1861 1 Iowa
Hihn v. Peck 18 Cal. 640 1861 1 California
Conway v. Taylor’s Executor 66 U.S. 603 1861 1 United States
Guthrie v. Price 23 Ark. 396 1861 1 Arkansas
Divine v. Bullock 60 Ky. 418 1861 1 Kentucky
West v. Ferguson 57 Va. 270 1861 1 Virginia
Bertrand v. Elder 23 Ark. 494 1861 1 Arkansas
Ellinger v. Crowl 17 Md. 361 1861 1 Maryland
Forrest v. Forrest 21 N.Y. Super. Ct. 640 1861 1 New York
In re McDonald 16 F. Cas. 17 1861 1 United States
Tobey v. Leonard 23 F. Cas. 1324 1861 1 United States
Arnold v. Booth 14 Wis. 180 1861 1 Wisconsin
Cornelius v. Commonwealth 60 Ky. 481 1861 1 Kentucky