Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barry v. Ryan 70 Mass. 523 1855 1 Massachusetts
Prater v. Stinson 26 Ala. 456 1855 1 Alabama
Dawson v. Cotton 26 Ala. 591 1855 1 Alabama
Goldsmith, Forcheimer & Co. v. Picard 27 Ala. 142 1855 1 Alabama
Claussen v. La Franz 1 Iowa 226 1855 1 Iowa
Byrd v. McDaniel 26 Ala. 582 1855 1 Alabama
Martin's Heirs v. Tenison 26 Ala. 738 1855 1 Alabama
Hill v. Averett 27 Ala. 484 1855 1 Alabama
Jolley v. Walker's Adm'rs 26 Ala. 690 1855 1 Alabama
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Mississippi
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Mississippi
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Alabama
Brister v. State 26 Ala. 107 1855 0 Alabama
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Mississippi
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 North Carolina
Freeman v. Rawson 5 Ohio St. 1 1855 1 Ohio
Wynn v. Wilson 30 F. Cas. 751 1855 0 United States