Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Wootton v. Redd's Ex'or 53 Va. 196 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 Maryland
Custis v. Snead 53 Va. 260 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Connor's Widow v. Administrators of Connor 10 La. Ann. 440 1855 0 Louisiana
Macon & Western Rail Road v. Davis 18 Ga. 679 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Holloway v. Armstrong 30 Miss. 504 1855 0 Mississippi
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Mississippi
Kennedy v. Mason 10 La. Ann. 519 1855 0 Louisiana
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Hardesty v. Wormley 10 La. Ann. 239 1855 0 Louisiana
Harvey v. Epes 53 Va. 153 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA