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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Searcy v. Carter 36 Tenn. 271 1856 0 Tennessee
O'Byrne v. Clagett 9 Md. 512 1856 0 Maryland
Shorter v. Urquhart 28 Ala. 360 1856 0 Trover Alabama
Cornish v. Dews 18 Ark. 172 1856 0 Deed dispute/creditor dispute Arkansas
Burt v. Bobo 36 Tenn. 234 1856 0 Tennessee
Turner v. Fisher 36 Tenn. 209 1856 0 Tennessee
Tune v. Cooper 36 Tenn. 296 1856 0 Tennessee
Bennett v. Terrill 20 Ga. 83 1856 0 Fraud Supreme Court of Georgia
Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson 29 Ala. 112 1856 0 Will & trust Alabama
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Fitzgerald v. Vestal 36 Tenn. 258 1856 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. Wheatley 35 Tenn. 484 1856 0 Tennessee
Travis v. Morrison 28 Ala. 494 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Trieber v. Blocher 10 Md. 14 1856 0 Maryland
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Brooks v. Cook 20 Ga. 87 1856 0 Action for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee