Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hill v. McRae 27 Ala. 175 1855 1 Alabama
McClintock v. Bryden 5 Cal. 97 1855 1 California
Stephens 70 Mass. 559 1855 1 Massachusetts
State v. Moore 6 Ind. 436 1855 1 Indiana
Walker v. Wootten 18 Ga. 119 1855 1 Georgia
Binnerman v. Weaver 8 Md. 517 1855 1 Maryland
Beatie v. Butler 21 Mo. 313 1855 1 Missouri
Pusey v. Potomac Bridge Co. 8 Md. 470 1855 1 Maryland
Abbott v. Essex Co. 59 U.S. 202 1855 1 United States
Clark v. Sisson 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 408 1855 1 New York
Sherrard v. Carlisle 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 12 1855 1 Virginia
Edwards v. Bruce 8 Md. 387 1855 1 Maryland
Brown v. Somerville 8 Md. 444 1855 1 Maryland
Buckner v. Calcote 28 Miss. 432 1855 1 Mississippi
Doswell v. Anderson 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 185 1855 1 Virginia
Reigle v. Leiter 8 Md. 405 1855 1 Maryland
People v. Robinson 2 Park. Crim. Rep. 235 1855 1 New York
Maskall v. Maskall 35 Tenn. 208 1855 1 Tennessee
Graham v. Bardin 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1855 1 Virginia
Burch v. Burch 19 Ga. 174 1855 1 Georgia