Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wright v. Ferrin 10 La. Ann. 91 1855 1 Louisiana
Gibbons v. Gentry 20 Mo. 468 1855 1 Missouri
Humphreys v. Holtsinger 35 Tenn. 228 1855 1 Tennessee
State v. Igo 21 Mo. 459 1855 1 Missouri
Mays v. Williams 27 Ala. 267 1855 1 Alabama
Rowland v. Rowland 34 Tenn. 543 1855 1 Tennessee
Walker v. Wootten 18 Ga. 119 1855 1 Georgia
State v. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 Indictment for larceny and trading w/ slaves North Carolina
Freeman v. Rawson 5 Ohio St. 1 1855 1 Ohio
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Maskall v. Maskall 35 Tenn. 208 1855 1 Tennessee
Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson 26 Ala. 371 1855 1 Alabama
Wheat v. Moss 16 Ark. 243 1855 1 Arkansas
Webb v. Weeks 48 N.C. 279 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Underhill v. Saratoga & Washington Rail Road 20 Barb. 455 1855 1 New York
Roseberry v. Roseberry 17 Ga. 139 1855 1 Georgia
Clarke v. School District No. 7 3 R.I. 199 1855 1 Rhode Island
Thomason v. Rice 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 123 1855 1 Tennessee
Park v. Walker 34 Tenn. 503 1855 1 Tennessee
Pensenneau v. Pensenneau 22 Mo. 27 1855 1 Missouri