Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bone v. State 18 Ark. 109 1856 0 Indictment of enslaved person for assault Arkansas
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Anthony v. Peay 18 Ark. 24 1856 0 Heir seeks to maintain suit for unpaid purchase of land due by estate Arkansas
Gwynn v. Hamilton's Adm'r 29 Ala. 233 1856 0 Bill in Equity by Distributee Against Adminstrator for Account and Settlement of Adminstration Alabama
Seay v. Bacon 36 Tenn. 99 1856 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee
Fitzgerald v. Vestal 36 Tenn. 258 1856 0 Tennessee
Hatton v. Landman 28 Ala. 127 1856 0 Action to establish parol Alabama
Travis v. Morrison 28 Ala. 494 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Linton v. Denham & Palmer 6 Fla. 533 1856 0 Disputing an Injuction for the Hire Supreme Court of FL
Cornish v. Dews 18 Ark. 172 1856 0 Deed dispute/creditor dispute Arkansas
Andrews v. Jones 32 Miss. 274 1856 0 Disposition of wife's separate estate Mississippi
Payne v. Coursey 20 Ga. 585 1856 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia
Lowe v. Carter 55 N.C. 377 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Willingham v. Bentley 20 Ga. 783 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Boring v. Rollins 20 Ga. 623 1856 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Tune v. Cooper 36 Tenn. 296 1856 0 Tennessee
Splawn v. Martin 17 Ark. 146 1856 0 Fraud dispute Arkansas