Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shannon v. People 5 Mich. 71 1858 1 Michigan
Hough v. Cress 57 N.C. 295 1858 1 North Carolina
Commonwealth v. Jenkins 76 Mass. 485 1858 1 Massachusetts
Spinning v. Ohio Life Insurance & Trust Co. 2 Disney (Ohio) 336 1858 1 Ohio
People v. Bearss 10 Cal. 68 1858 1 California
Dowell v. Winters 20 Tex. 793 1858 1 Texas
Briggs v. Smith 5 R.I. 213 1858 1 Rhode Island
Shaw v. Brown 35 Miss. 246 1858 1 Mississippi
Robinson v. County Commissioners 12 Md. 132 1858 0 Maryland
Watson v. Williams 36 Miss. 331 1858 1 Mississippi
Schindel v. Schindel 12 Md. 294 1858 0 Maryland
Crooker v. Crooker 46 Me. 250 1858 1 Maine
Morris v. Morris 5 Mich. 171 1858 1 Michigan
Walker v. Herron 22 Tex. 55 1858 1 Texas
Tinney v. Stebbins 28 Barb. 290 1858 1 New York
Jenny Lind Co. v. Bower & Co. 11 Cal. 194 1858 1 California
Arguello v. Edinger 10 Cal. 150 1858 1 California
McConeghy v. McCaw 31 Ala. 447 1858 0 Trover Alabama
Drake v. Elewellen & Co. 33 Ala. 106 1858 1 Alabama
Keaton v. McGwier 24 Ga. 217 1858 0 Equity action Georgia