Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Clark v. Sisson 11 N.Y. Super. Ct. 408 1855 1 New York
Miller v. Saunders 18 Ga. 492 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hurst v. Means 34 Tenn. 546 1855 1 Tennessee
Harrel v. Ward 2 Sneed 610 1855 0 Tennessee
Ward v. Saunders 35 Tenn. 387 1855 0 Tennessee
Decherd v. Blanton 35 Tenn. 373 1855 0 Tennessee
White v. Harmond 35 Tenn. 322 1855 0 Tennessee
Jason v. Henderson 7 Md. 430 1855 0 0 Maryland
Sharp v. Sharp 2 Sneed 496 1855 0 Tennessee
State v. Sharp 2 Sneed 615 1855 0 Tennessee
Hughes v. Boyd 2 Sneed 512 1855 0 Tennessee
Gunn v. Mason 2 Sneed 637 1855 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Meek 3 Sneed 271 1855 0 Tennessee
Farnsworth v. Arnold 3 Sneed 252 1855 0 Tennessee
Ferguson v. Mason 34 Tenn. 618 1855 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee
Ashby v. Harrison's Committee 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1855 1 Virginia
Flanders v. Jones 30 N.H. 154 1855 1 New Hampshire