All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Laycock v. Davidson 11 La. Ann. 328 1856 0 Promissory notes, extrinsic evidence, property, probate Louisiana
State v. Bob 11 La. Ann. 192 1856 0 Confessions, criminal law Louisiana
Barnes v. Crandell 11 La. Ann. 119 1856 0 Debtor's rights, obligations, mortgages, suretyship Louisiana
Bermudez ex rel. Wright v. Union Bank 11 La. Ann. 64 1856 0 Pledges, stocks, mortgages, property, judicial sales Louisiana
Park v. Tennille 20 Ga. 111 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Lyons v. Andrews 12 La. Ann. 685 1856 0 Tutorship, property, fraud Louisiana
Stokes v. Forman 12 La. Ann. 671 1856 0 Sale of enslaved person, mortgages, seizure Louisiana
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Arnold v. McNeill 17 Ark. 179 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Security bond dispute Arkansas
Hickerson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 1087 1856 0 Assault and Battery against a slave, Neusiance United States
Sémère v. Sémère 12 La. Ann. 681 1856 0 Sales, emancipation, property Louisiana
Smith v. Dunwoody 19 Ga. 237 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Kendrick v. Whitfield 20 Ga. 379 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. Winship 20 Ga. 429 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Trammell v. Thurmond 17 Ark. 203 1856 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Harwell v. Fitts 20 Ga. 723 1856 0 judgement for slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Booker v. Booker 20 Ga. 777 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Templet v. Baker 12 La. Ann. 658 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, Runaway enslaved person, redhibition Louisiana
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas