Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
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
Bell v. Cummings 35 Tenn. 275 1855 0 Tennessee
Broadbent v. State 7 Md. 416 1855 0 Maryland
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
Jones v. Hamlet 2 Sneed 256 1854 0 Tennessee
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Mitchell v. Mitchell's Lessee 6 Md. 224 1854 0 Maryland
Woodland v. Wallis 6 Md. 151 1854 0 Maryland
Worthington v. Bullitt 6 Md. 172 1854 0 Maryland