Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
De Vendell v. Doe ex dem. Hamilton 27 Ala. 156 1855 1 Alabama
Newman v. Williams 29 Miss. 212 1855 0 Mississippi
Holmes v. Old Colony Railroad 71 Mass. 58 1855 1 Massachusetts
Clarke v. Perry 5 Cal. 58 1855 1 California
Stewart v. Stebbins 30 Miss. 66 1855 1 Mississippi
Champion v. Miller 55 N.C. 194 1855 1 North Carolina
Thornton v. West Feliciana Railroad 29 Miss. 143 1855 1 Mississippi
Clarke v. Porter 25 Pa. 141 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Brooks v. Miller 1 Grant 202 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Lowery v. Craig 30 Miss. 19 1855 1 Mississippi
Bryan v. Wilson 27 Ala. 208 1855 1 Alabama
McWillie v. Kirkpatrick 28 Miss. 802 1855 1 Mississippi
Doe on dem. McLeod v. McCall 48 N.C. 87 1855 1 North Carolina
Tyus v. De Jarnette 26 Ala. 280 1855 1 Alabama
Davis v. Lanier 47 N.C. 307 1855 1 North Carolina
Price v. Holland 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 289 1855 1 Virginia
Keeton's Heirs v. Keeton's Administrator 20 Mo. 530 1855 1 Missouri
Turner v. Turner 30 Miss. 428 1855 1 Mississippi
McKean v. Paschal 15 Tex. 37 1855 1 Texas
Severance v. Hilton 32 N.H. 289 1855 1 New Hampshire