Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Mississippi
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Sullivan v. Hadley 16 Ark. 129 1855 0 Arkansas
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Mays v. Williams 27 Ala. 267 1855 1 Alabama
Abernethy v. Wayne County Branch of the State Bank 5 Ohio St. 266 1855 1 Ohio
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
Stanley v. State 26 Ala. 26 1855 1 Alabama
Severance v. Hilton 32 N.H. 289 1855 1 New Hampshire
Dawson v. Cotton 26 Ala. 591 1855 1 Alabama
Burden v. Stein 27 Ala. 104 1855 1 Alabama
Kirksey v. Fike 27 Ala. 383 1855 1 Alabama
Brothers v. Cartwright 55 N.C. 113 1855 1 North Carolina
Leckey v. Bloser 24 Pa. 401 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Cowan v. Jones 27 Ala. 317 1855 1 Alabama