Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ellis v. Fisher 3 Sneed 231 1855 0 Tennessee
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Macon & Western Rail Road v. Davis 18 Ga. 679 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hansell v. Bryan 19 Ga. 167 1855 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Roebuck v. Thornton 19 Ga. 149 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Clayton v. Brown 17 Ga. 217 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Couch v. Anderson 26 Ala. 676 1855 0 Alabama
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Mississippi
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Mississippi
United States v. Smidth 27 F. Cas. 1131 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Smith v. Turrentine 55 N.C. 253 1855 0 North Carolina
Wood v. Ford 29 Miss. 57 1855 0 Mississippi
Young v. Epperson 14 Tex. 618 1855 0 Texas
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Pleasant v. State 15 Ark. 624 1855 0 Arkansas
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Brooks 53 Va. 135 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Tooley v. Lucas 48 N.C. 146 1855 0 North Carolina
James v. Drake 35 Tenn. 340 1855 0 Tennessee