Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Abbott v. Essex Co. 59 U.S. 202 1855 1 United States
Hemphill v. Miller 16 Ark. 271 1855 0 Arkansas
Nixon v. Lindsay 55 N.C. 230 1855 0 North Carolina
Doswell v. Anderson 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 185 1855 1 Virginia
Howell v. Gibson 30 Miss. 464 1855 1 Mississippi
Beauregard v. City of New Orleans 59 U.S. 497 1855 1 United States
Delap v. Delap 55 N.C. 290 1855 0 North Carolina
Stephens 70 Mass. 559 1855 1 Massachusetts
Trammell v. Trammell 15 Tex. 291 1855 0 Texas
Corner v. Pendleton 8 Md. 337 1855 1 Maryland
Duffell v. Noble 14 Tex. 640 1855 0 Texas
Thames Steamboat Co. v. Housatonic Railroad 24 Conn. 40 1855 1 Connecticut
Cutter v. Waddingham 22 Mo. 206 1855 1 Missouri
Craighead v. Wilson 59 U.S. 199 1855 1 United States
Taylor v. Carryl 24 Pa. 259 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Dozier v. Ellis 28 Miss. 730 1855 1 Mississippi
Stout v. Kindt 24 Pa. 449 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Clarke v. School District No. 7 3 R.I. 199 1855 1 Rhode Island
Roseberry v. Roseberry 17 Ga. 139 1855 1 Georgia
Cleland v. Waters 19 Ga. 35 1855 1 Georgia