Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Grosjean 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 109 1855 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Green v. State 28 Miss. 687 1855 1 Mississippi
Mayo v. James 53 Va. 17 1855 0 Violation of city ordinance SC of Appeals VA
Johnson v. Commonwealth 53 Va. 714 1855 0 Indictment for selling spirits to slaves SC of Appeals VA
Unis v. Charlton's Adm'r 53 Va. 484 1855 0 Suits for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lunsford v. Smith 53 Va. 554 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Tarr v. Ravenscroft 53 Va. 642 1855 1 Virginia
Nix v. State 13 Tex. 575 1855 1 Indictment for assault upon slave Texas
Hunt v. Bennett 4 E.D. Smith 647 1855 1 New York
Taylor v. Carryl 24 Pa. 259 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Story v. Norwich & Worcester Railroad 24 Conn. 94 1855 1 Connecticut
Perkins v. Clements 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 141 1855 1 Virginia
Edmunds v. Venable 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 121 1855 1 Virginia
Brister v. State 26 Ala. 107 1855 0 Prosecution for Murder Alabama
State v. Moore 6 Ind. 436 1855 1 Indiana
Tompkins v. Tigner 17 Ga. 103 1855 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Howell v. Gibson 30 Miss. 464 1855 1 Mississippi
Dabbs v. Dabbs 27 Ala. 646 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
State v. Woodward 21 Mo. 265 1855 1 Missouri
Sanderson v. Jones 6 Fla. 430 1855 0 Husband's Conveyance Power Supreme Court of FL