Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Green v. Crain 53 Va. 252 1855 1 Virginia
Beane v. Yerby 53 Va. 239 1855 1 Virginia
Hurst v. Means 34 Tenn. 546 1855 1 Tennessee
Underhill v. Saratoga & Washington Rail Road 20 Barb. 455 1855 1 New York
Lafferty v. Turley 35 Tenn. 157 1855 1 Tennessee
People v. Backus 5 Cal. 275 1855 1 California
Branch v. Littleberry Branch 6 Fla. 314 1855 1 Florida
Eyler v. Hoover 8 Md. 1 1855 1 Maryland
Webster v. Hill 35 Tenn. 333 1855 1 Tennessee
Longworth v. Sturges 4 Ohio St. 690 1855 1 Ohio
Tims v. State 26 Ala. 165 1855 1 Alabama
McCauley v. State 26 Ala. 135 1855 1 Alabama
Harrall v. State 26 Ala. 52 1855 1 Alabama
Noles v. State 26 Ala. 31 1855 1 Alabama
Brooks v. Wimer 20 Mo. 503 1855 1 Missouri
Vaccari v. Maxwell 28 F. Cas. 862 1855 1 United States
Park v. Walker 34 Tenn. 503 1855 1 Tennessee
Thomason v. Rice 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 123 1855 1 Tennessee
Talbot v. Calvert 24 Pa. 327 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Miller v. Flournoy's Heirs 26 Ala. 724 1855 0 Alabama