All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Graham v. Bardin 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1855 1 Virginia
Fulkerson v. Bullard 35 Tenn. 260 1855 0 Tennessee
Elliott v. Cochran 2 Sneed 468 1855 0 Tennessee
Hays v. Collier 2 Sneed 585 1855 0 Tennessee
Shell v. Shell 34 Tenn. 716 1855 1 Tennessee
Smith v. Smith 2 Sneed 473 1855 0 Tennessee
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Thomas 30 Miss. 152 1855 1 Mississippi
Armstrong's Heirs v. Walkup 53 Va. 608 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
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
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
People v. Backus 5 Cal. 275 1855 1 California