Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kent v. Barker 68 Mass. 535 1854 1 Massachusetts
Edelen v. Edelen 6 Md. 288 1854 1 Maryland
Petty v. Gayle 25 Ala. 472 1854 0 Alabama
Langlois v. Buffalo & Rochester Rail Road 19 Barb. 364 1854 1 New York
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Cheeves v. Bell 54 N.C. 234 1854 0 North Carolina
Michaux's Adm'r v. Brown 51 Va. 612 1854 1 Virginia
Garrett v. Dabney 27 Miss. 335 1854 1 Mississippi
Heath v. Gregory 46 N.C. 417 1854 0 North Carolina
Dew v. Barnes 54 N.C. 149 1854 0 North Carolina
Rowland v. Partin 54 N.C. 257 1854 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. Arrington 54 N.C. 215 1854 0 North Carolina
Flanner v. Moore 47 N.C. 120 1854 0 North Carolina
Franklin v. Armfield 34 Tenn. 305 1854 1 Tennessee
Jewell v. Center 25 Ala. 498 1854 1 Alabama
Wilson v. Lazier 52 Va. 477 1854 1 Virginia
Stallings v. Finch 25 Ala. 518 1854 0 Alabama
Basford v. Mills 6 Md. 385 1854 0 Maryland
Smith v. Smith 6 Md. 496 1854 0 Maryland
McDowell's Ex'or v. Crawford 52 Va. 377 1854 1 Virginia