Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Scott v. Winship 20 Ga. 429 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Hepburn v. Dundas 54 Va. 219 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Baxter v. Stewart 36 Tenn. 213 1856 0 Tennessee
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Barlow v. Lambert 28 Ala. 704 1856 0 Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Cooke v. Thornhill 16 Tex. 177 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Texas
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Marberry 35 Tenn. 603 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Lambert v. King 12 La. Ann. 662 1856 0 Contracts, mistreatment of enslaved persons Louisiana
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 How illegal condition affects a contract Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 631 1856 0 Trial of enslaved man for attempted rape Mississippi
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi