Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Root v. McFerrin 37 Miss. 17 1859 1 Mississippi
Robertson v. Wilson 38 N.H. 48 1859 1 New Hampshire
State ex rel. Wilkerson v. Dunn 52 N.C. 125 1859 1 North Carolina
Wheeler v. Goffe 24 Tex. 660 1859 1 Texas
Magee v. White 23 Tex. 180 1859 1 Texas
Mayor of Galveston v. Menard 23 Tex. 349 1859 1 Texas
Draper v. Jordan 58 N.C. 175 1859 1 North Carolina
Abrams v. Ervin 9 Iowa 87 1859 1 Iowa
Ramsey v. Lewis 30 Barb. 403 1859 1 New York
Ferguson v. Williamson 20 Ark. 272 1859 1 Arkansas
Jackson v. Barron 37 N.H. 494 1859 1 New Hampshire
Rich v. Flanders 39 N.H. 304 1859 1 New Hampshire
Roper v. Roper 58 N.C. 16 1859 1 North Carolina
Johnston v. Union Bank of Tennessee 37 Miss. 526 1859 1 Mississippi
Montgomery v. Culton 23 Tex. 156 1859 1 Texas
Ralston v. Lahee 8 Iowa 17 1859 1 Iowa
Springer v. Walters 34 Pa. 328 1859 1 Pennsylvania
Smith v. Ashurst 34 Ala. 208 1859 1 Alabama
Wheeler v. Friend 22 Tex. 683 1859 1 Texas
Punchard v. Taylor, Hadden & Co. 23 Tex. 424 1859 1 Texas