Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brewer v. Tysor 48 N.C. 180 1855 1 North Carolina
De Vendell v. Doe ex dem. Hamilton 27 Ala. 156 1855 1 Alabama
Brothers v. Cartwright 55 N.C. 113 1855 1 North Carolina
Kirksey v. Fike 27 Ala. 383 1855 1 Alabama
Poorman v. Kilgore 26 Pa. 365 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Morgan v. Lowe, Ebbets & Co. 5 Cal. 325 1855 1 California
Swetland v. Swetland 3 Mich. 482 1855 1 Michigan
Patton v. Minesinger 25 Pa. 393 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Fisk v. Hicks 31 N.H. 535 1855 1 New Hampshire
Byrd v. McDaniel 26 Ala. 582 1855 1 Alabama
Olendorf v. Swartz 5 Cal. 480 1855 1 California
Winder v. Smith 47 N.C. 327 1855 1 North Carolina
Claussen v. La Franz 1 Iowa 226 1855 1 Iowa
McLeran v. Shartzer 5 Cal. 70 1855 1 California
Dawson v. Cotton 26 Ala. 591 1855 1 Alabama
Matthews v. Douthitt 27 Ala. 273 1855 1 Alabama
Parker v. Mise 27 Ala. 480 1855 1 Alabama
Stiles & Co. v. Lightfoot 26 Ala. 443 1855 1 Alabama
Crayton v. Johnson 27 Ala. 503 1855 1 Alabama
Ewing v. Peck 26 Ala. 413 1855 1 Alabama