Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Craighead v. Wilson 59 U.S. 199 1855 1 United States
Trammell v. Trammell 15 Tex. 291 1855 0 Texas
Smith v. Ashby 20 Mo. 354 1855 1 Missouri
Duffell v. Noble 14 Tex. 640 1855 0 Texas
Wilson v. Miller 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 353 1855 1 Virginia
Hunt v. Bennett 4 E.D. Smith 647 1855 1 New York
Sims v. McEwen's Adm'r 27 Ala. 184 1855 1 Alabama
Penn v. Whiteheads 53 Va. 74 1855 1 Virginia
State v. Moore 6 Ind. 436 1855 1 Indiana
Freeman v. Robinson 7 Ind. 321 1855 1 Indiana
Sherrard v. Carlisle 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 12 1855 1 Virginia
Owners of Steamboat Farmer v. McCraw 26 Ala. 189 1855 1 Alabama
Clarke v. School District No. 7 3 R.I. 199 1855 1 Rhode Island
Mays v. Williams 27 Ala. 267 1855 1 Alabama
Brooks v. Wimer 20 Mo. 503 1855 1 Missouri
Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson 26 Ala. 371 1855 1 Alabama
Graham v. Bardin 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1855 1 Virginia
Thompson v. Thomas 30 Miss. 152 1855 1 Mississippi
Latterett v. Cook 1 Iowa 1 1855 1 Iowa
Longworth v. Sturges 4 Ohio St. 690 1855 1 Ohio