Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Chaska Co. v. Board of Supervisors 6 Minn. 204 1861 1 Minnesota
Waters v. Cleland 32 Ga. 633 1861 1 Georgia
Downing v. Marshall 9 N.Y. 366 1861 1 New York
Tyler v. Willis 13 Abb. Pr. 369 1861 1 New York
Morrison v. Myers 11 Iowa 538 1861 1 Iowa
Scott v. State 37 Ala. 117 1861 1 Alabama
Otto v. Durege 14 Wis. 571 1861 1 Wisconsin
Kohner v. Ashenauer 17 Cal. 578 1861 1 California
Hughes v. State 2 Miss. Dec. 88 1861 1 Mississippi
Weathersby v. Weathersby 39 Miss. 652 1861 0 Mississippi
Garth v. Cooper & Smith 12 Iowa 364 1861 1 Iowa
Nicholls v. Skeel 12 Iowa 300 1861 1 Iowa
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Mississippi
Roberts v. Ogbourne 37 Ala. 174 1861 1 Alabama
Cecil v. Rose 17 Md. 92 1861 0 Maryland
Folsom v. Carli 5 Minn. 333 1861 1 Minnesota
Harrison v. McCrary 37 Ala. 687 1861 0 Alabama
Wilson v. Hunter 14 Wis. 683 1861 1 Wisconsin
Shaw & Leigh v. First Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church 39 Pa. 226 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Layne v. Norris' Adm'r 57 Va. 236 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA