Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burroughs v. United States 4 F. Cas. 836 1856 1 United States
Johnson v. Johnson’s Administrator 23 Mo. 561 1856 1 Missouri
Thompson v. State 28 Ala. 12 1856 1 Alabama
Morgan v. Cox 22 Mo. 373 1856 0 Missouri
Walker v. Paine 2 E.D. Smith 662 1856 1 New York
Riggs v. State 30 Miss. 635 1856 1 Mississippi
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 North Carolina
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Alabama
Mays v. Williams 27 Ala. 267 1855 1 Alabama
Owners of Steamboat Farmer v. McCraw 26 Ala. 189 1855 1 Alabama
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 Maryland
Sullivan v. Hadley 16 Ark. 129 1855 0 Arkansas
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 North Carolina
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee