Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Miller 24 Conn. 522 1856 1 Connecticut
State v. Sprague 4 R.I. 257 1856 1 Rhode Island
Mills v. Ashe 16 Tex. 295 1856 1 Recovery for wages Texas
Northern Railway Co. of France v. Carpentier 4 Abb. Pr. 47 1856 1 New York
McClure's Executors v. Gamble 27 Pa. 288 1856 1 Pennsylvania
McFarland v. Hall 17 Tex. 676 1856 1 Texas
Winston's Ex'or v. Street's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 169 1856 1 Virginia
Ritchie v. Dorland 6 Cal. 33 1856 1 California
Zeigler v. King 9 Md. 330 1856 1 Maryland
Burroughs v. United States 4 F. Cas. 836 1856 1 United States
Walker v. Paine 2 E.D. Smith 662 1856 1 New York
Partridge v. Forsyth 29 Ala. 200 1856 1 Alabama
Mills v. Thursby 2 Abb. Pr. 432 1856 1 New York
Fox v. Sandford 36 Tenn. 36 1856 1 Tennessee
Ruff v. Smith 31 Miss. 59 1856 1 Mississippi
Remy v. Municipality No. Two 11 La. Ann. 148 1856 1 Louisiana
Cason v. Cason 31 Miss. 578 1856 1 Mississippi
Terry v. Wooding 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 178 1856 1 Virginia
Martel v. Martel 17 Tex. 391 1856 1 Texas
Stewart v. Richardson 32 Miss. 313 1856 1 Mississippi