Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. State 34 Tenn. 160 1854 1 Tennessee
Preston v. Leighton ex rel. Kelly, Ball & Co. 6 Md. 88 1854 1 Maryland
Hess v. Newcomer 7 Md. 325 1854 1 Maryland
Koiner v. Rankin's Heirs 52 Va. 420 1854 1 Virginia
Hill, McLean & Co. v. Rucker 14 Ark. 706 1854 1 Arkansas
Langlois v. Buffalo & Rochester Rail Road 19 Barb. 364 1854 1 New York
Pugh v. Holt 27 Miss. 461 1854 1 Mississippi
Brevard v. Neely 34 Tenn. 164 1854 1 Tennessee
Brewer v. Branch Bank 24 Ala. 439 1854 1 Alabama
Dorsey v. Warfield 7 Md. 65 1854 1 Maryland
Tapscott v. Cobbs 52 Va. 172 1854 1 Virginia
Edelen v. Edelen 6 Md. 288 1854 1 Maryland
Ex parte Reid 34 Tenn. 375 1854 1 Tennessee
Douglas v. Blackford 7 Md. 8 1854 1 Maryland
Wellersburg & West Newton Plank Road Co. v. Bruce 6 Md. 457 1854 1 Maryland
Caperton v. Gregory 52 Va. 505 1854 1 Virginia
Smith v. Godfrey 28 N.H. 379 1854 1 New Hampshire
Mills v. Matthews 7 Md. 315 1854 1 Maryland
Turton v. Turton 6 Md. 375 1854 1 Maryland
Watson v. Bane 7 Md. 117 1854 1 Maryland