Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Voorhies v. Anthon 12 N.Y. Super. Ct. 178 1855 1 New York
Wheat v. Moss 16 Ark. 243 1855 1 Arkansas
People v. Backus 5 Cal. 275 1855 1 California
Chenery v. Palmer 5 Cal. 131 1855 1 California
Branch v. Littleberry Branch 6 Fla. 314 1855 1 Florida
Clarke v. School District No. 7 3 R.I. 199 1855 1 Rhode Island
Gautreaux v. Boote 10 La. Ann. 137 1855 1 Louisiana
Cleland v. Waters 19 Ga. 35 1855 1 Georgia
Abernethy v. Wayne County Branch of the State Bank 5 Ohio St. 266 1855 1 Ohio
Roseberry v. Roseberry 17 Ga. 139 1855 1 Georgia
Hutsonpiller's Adm'r v. Stover's Adm'r 53 Va. 579 1855 1 Virginia
Brooks v. Wimer 20 Mo. 503 1855 1 Missouri
Harrall v. State 26 Ala. 52 1855 1 Alabama
Walker v. Wootten 18 Ga. 119 1855 1 Georgia
Talbot v. Calvert 24 Pa. 327 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Graham v. Bardin 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1855 1 Virginia
Kimball v. Moody 27 Ala. 130 1855 1 Alabama
Ex parte Gist 26 Ala. 156 1855 1 Alabama
Mechanics' Bank v. New York & New Haven Rail Road 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 480 1855 1 New York
Burch v. Burch 19 Ga. 174 1855 1 Georgia