Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lesslie's Ex'or v. Brown's Ex'ors 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 216 1855 1 Virginia
Woods v. Howell 17 Ga. 495 1855 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Pace v. Bonner 27 Ala. 307 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
James v. Gibbs 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 277 1855 1 Virginia
Freeman v. Robinson 7 Ind. 321 1855 1 Indiana
The Larch 14 F. Cas. 1142 1855 0 Libel of faulty property District Court, D. Maine
Chamberlain v. Gaillard 26 Ala. 504 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Stober v. McCarter 4 Ohio St. 514 1855 1 Ohio
Eckles v. Bates 26 Ala. 655 1855 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
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
Abbot v. Johnson 32 N.H. 9 1855 1 New Hampshire
Garner & Neville v. Myrick 30 Miss. 448 1855 1 Mississippi
Vaiden v. Commonwealth 53 Va. 717 1855 1 Virginia
Basford v. Parran 8 Md. 360 1855 1 Maryland
McClellan v. Kennedy 8 Md. 230 1855 1 Maryland