Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sullivan v. Hadley 16 Ark. 129 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Harris v. Tyson 24 Pa. 347 1855 1 Pennsylvania
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Hewitt's Adm'r v. Adams 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 34 1855 1 Virginia
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Abbott v. Essex Co. 59 U.S. 202 1855 1 United States
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