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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Fraudulent Sale Alabama
Waters v. Tazewell 9 Md. 291 1856 0 Maryland
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 Indictment for assault on a white woman North Carolina
Beatty v. Dufief 11 La. Ann. 74 1856 0 Mortgages, property, promissory notes, wills Louisiana
State v. Martinez 11 La. Ann. 23 1856 0 Criminal law, sales of liquor to enslaved persons Louisiana
State v. Wedemeyer 11 La. Ann. 49 1856 0 Criminal law, sales of liquor to enslaved persons Louisiana
Hubnall v. Watt 11 La. Ann. 57 1856 0 Prescription, sales, property Louisiana
Peyton v. Richards 11 La. Ann. 62 1856 0 Death of enslaved person, negligence, employment law Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Fourth District Court of New Orleans 11 La. Ann. 696 1856 0 Marital property, creditor's rights Louisiana
Figuras v. Administrator of Benoist 11 La. Ann. 683 1856 0 Successions, debts, medical care Louisiana
Bailey v. Brockett 20 Ga. 148 1856 0 Legal title to slaves Supreme Court
Webb v. Deeson 11 La. Ann. 84 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Hewitt v. Stewart's Executor 11 La. Ann. 100 1856 0 Mortgages, hypothecary action, sales Louisiana
Saufley v. Jackson 16 Tex. 579 1856 0 Texas
Hunter v. General Mutual Insurance 11 La. Ann. 139 1856 0 Warranty, death of enslaved person, insurance policy Louisiana
Doty v. Moore 16 Tex. 591 1856 0 Confessions of a slave dispute Texas
Succession of Fletcher v. Decoudreau 11 La. Ann. 59 1856 0 Testaments, manumission, filiation Louisiana
McCall v. Henderson 11 La. Ann. 209 1856 0 Recission, sales, debts, conflict of laws Louisiana
Griffith v. Frellsen 11 La. Ann. 163 1856 0 Property, simulation, sales Louisiana