Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee
Vaccari v. Maxwell 28 F. Cas. 862 1855 1 United States
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Mississippi
Ashby v. Harrison's Committee 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1855 1 Virginia
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 North Carolina
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Lafferty v. Turley 35 Tenn. 157 1855 1 Tennessee
Rowland v. Rowland 34 Tenn. 543 1855 1 Tennessee
Kitchen v. Crawford 13 Tex. 516 1855 0 Texas
Humphreys v. Holtsinger 35 Tenn. 228 1855 1 Tennessee
Brister v. State 26 Ala. 107 1855 0 Alabama
Clark v. Sisson 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 408 1855 1 New York
Taliaferro v. Pryor 53 Va. 277 1855 1 Virginia
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Underhill v. Saratoga & Washington Rail Road 20 Barb. 455 1855 1 New York
Green v. Crain 53 Va. 252 1855 1 Virginia
Beane v. Yerby 53 Va. 239 1855 1 Virginia
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee