Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Anderson v. Tydings 8 Md. 427 1855 1 Maryland
Hitch v. Davis 8 Md. 524 1855 1 Maryland
Yancey v. Brown 35 Tenn. 89 1855 1 Tennessee
Stoakes v. Barrett & Co. 5 Cal. 36 1855 1 California
Clarkson v. Clarkson 18 Barb. 646 1855 1 New York
Wright v. Eaves 31 S.C. Eq. 582 1855 1 South Carolina
Hill v. McRae 27 Ala. 175 1855 1 Alabama
Smith v. Elliott's Adm'r 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 307 1855 1 Virginia
Montgomery v. Rose 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 5 1855 1 Virginia
Purviance v. Glenn 8 Md. 202 1855 1 Maryland
Doe ex dem. Kennedy's Heirs v. Reynolds 27 Ala. 364 1855 1 Alabama
Roloson v. Carson 8 Md. 208 1855 1 Maryland
Cocke v. Commonwealth 54 Va. 750 1855 1 Virginia
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Blessing v. Hape 8 Md. 31 1855 1 Maryland
Hood v. Mathis 21 Mo. 308 1855 1 Missouri
Beatie v. Butler 21 Mo. 313 1855 1 Missouri
Clark v. Ward 53 Va. 440 1855 1 Virginia
Early v. Preston 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 228 1855 1 Virginia
Hurst v. Hill 8 Md. 399 1855 1 Maryland