Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Adams v. Lansing 17 Cal. 629 1861 1 California
Mitchell v. Moore 57 Va. 275 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA
Draughon v. Ryan 16 La. Ann. 309 1861 0 Louisiana
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Howard v. Snelling 32 Ga. 195 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Denton's Guardians v. Denton's Executors 17 Md. 403 1861 0 Maryland
State v. Carver 49 Me. 588 1861 1 Maine
Nabb v. Koontz 17 Md. 283 1861 1 Maryland
Leblanc v. Bouchereau 16 La. Ann. 11 1861 0 Louisiana
Roberts v. Thomas 32 Ga. 31 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ellinger v. Crowl 17 Md. 361 1861 1 Maryland
Kent v. Holliday 17 Md. 387 1861 1 Maryland
Pelham v. Steamboat Messenger 16 La. Ann. 99 1861 0 Louisiana
United States v. Westervelt 28 F. Cas. 529 1861 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Robinson v. Bishop & Wife 23 Ark. 378 1861 0 Arkansas
Brown v. Murdock 16 Md. 521 1861 1 Maryland
Calvert v. Carter 18 Md. 73 1861 0 Maryland
Pumphrey v. State 17 Md. 57 1861 1 Maryland
Smith v. Porter 16 La. Ann. 370 1861 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Griffin 32 Ga. 81 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia