Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
People v. Diaz 6 Cal. 248 1856 1 California
Parish's Heirs v. Ferris 6 Ohio St. 563 1856 1 Ohio
Williams v. Holmes 9 Md. 281 1856 1 Maryland
Johnson v. Sullivan 23 Mo. 474 1856 1 Missouri
Wickham & Goshorn v. Lewis Martin & Co. 54 Va. 427 1856 1 Virginia
Jones v. Neale 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 399 1856 1 Virginia
Vaiden v. Commonwealth 53 Va. 717 1855 1 Virginia
Basford v. Parran 8 Md. 360 1855 1 Maryland
McClellan v. Kennedy 8 Md. 230 1855 1 Maryland
Doe ex dem. Kennedy's Heirs v. Reynolds 27 Ala. 364 1855 1 Alabama
Coffee v. Silvan 15 Tex. 354 1855 1 Texas
Yancey v. Brown 35 Tenn. 89 1855 1 Tennessee
Anderson v. Tydings 8 Md. 427 1855 1 Maryland
Crow v. Kightlinger 25 Pa. 343 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Reigle v. Leiter 8 Md. 405 1855 1 Maryland
Houck v. Loveall 8 Md. 63 1855 1 Maryland
McClintock v. Bryden 5 Cal. 97 1855 1 California
Purviance v. Glenn 8 Md. 202 1855 1 Maryland
Hood v. Mathis 21 Mo. 308 1855 1 Missouri
Hitch v. Davis 8 Md. 524 1855 1 Maryland