Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McWillie v. Kirkpatrick 28 Miss. 802 1855 1 Mississippi
Severance v. Hilton 32 N.H. 289 1855 1 New Hampshire
Den on dem. of Rogers v. Ratcliff 48 N.C. 225 1855 1 North Carolina
Bryan v. Wilson 27 Ala. 208 1855 1 Alabama
McGar v. Williams 26 Ala. 469 1855 1 Alabama
Doe on dem. McLeod v. McCall 48 N.C. 87 1855 1 North Carolina
Brothers v. Cartwright 55 N.C. 113 1855 1 North Carolina
Holmes v. Old Colony Railroad 71 Mass. 58 1855 1 Massachusetts
Pridgen v. Hill 12 Tex. 374 1854 1 Texas
Stevens v. Mangum 27 Miss. 481 1854 1 Mississippi
Earp v. Earp 54 N.C. 239 1854 1 North Carolina
Couthway v. Berghaus 25 Ala. 393 1854 1 Alabama
State ex rel. Whaley v. Blackwell 20 Mo. 97 1854 1 Missouri
Turner v. Morris 27 Miss. 733 1854 1 Mississippi
Starr v. State 25 Ala. 38 1854 1 Alabama
Brittain v. Quiet 54 N.C. 328 1854 1 North Carolina
Sessions v. Pintard 21 F. Cas. 1089 1854 1 United States
Sessions v. Pintard 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 678 1854 1 Arkansas
Commonwealth v. Hilliard 68 Mass. 294 1854 1 Massachusetts
Murphrey v. Wood 47 N.C. 63 1854 1 North Carolina