Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Abercrombie's Executor v. Abercrombie's Heirs 27 Ala. 489 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Brock v. King 48 N.C. 45 1855 0 Property interests North Carolina
Garrison v. Brice 48 N.C. 85 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Buckner v. Calcote 28 Miss. 432 1855 1 Mississippi
Mays v. Williams 27 Ala. 267 1855 1 Alabama
McCauley v. State 26 Ala. 135 1855 1 Alabama
Webster v. Hill 35 Tenn. 333 1855 1 Tennessee
Noles v. State 26 Ala. 31 1855 1 Alabama
Tims v. State 26 Ala. 165 1855 1 Alabama
Eyler v. Hoover 8 Md. 1 1855 1 Maryland
Owners of Steamboat Farmer v. McCraw 26 Ala. 189 1855 1 Alabama
Freeman v. Rawson 5 Ohio St. 1 1855 1 Ohio
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