Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Hanson 39 Me. 337 1855 1 Maine
McCauley v. State 26 Ala. 135 1855 1 Alabama
Walker v. Wootten 18 Ga. 119 1855 1 Georgia
People v. Backus 5 Cal. 275 1855 1 California
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Civil SC of PA.
Longworth v. Sturges 4 Ohio St. 690 1855 1 Ohio
Shell v. Shell 34 Tenn. 716 1855 1 Tennessee
Gautreaux v. Boote 10 La. Ann. 137 1855 1 Louisiana
Harrall v. State 26 Ala. 52 1855 1 Alabama
Mays v. Williams 27 Ala. 267 1855 1 Alabama
Roseberry v. Roseberry 17 Ga. 139 1855 1 Georgia
Mosely v. Lane 27 Ala. 62 1855 1 Alabama
Thomason v. Rice 1 Shan. Cas. 69 1855 1 Tennessee
Thompson v. Thomas 30 Miss. 152 1855 1 Mississippi
Graham v. Bardin 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1855 1 Virginia
Hutsonpiller's Adm'r v. Stover's Adm'r 53 Va. 579 1855 1 Virginia
Freeman v. Rawson 5 Ohio St. 1 1855 1 Ohio
Wheat v. Moss 16 Ark. 243 1855 1 Arkansas
Chenery v. Palmer 5 Cal. 131 1855 1 California
Kimball v. Moody 27 Ala. 130 1855 1 Alabama