Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Harris 20 Ga. 403 1856 0 note for hire of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Andrews v. Andrews 28 Ala. 432 1856 0 Specific Performance for Post-Nuptual Agreement Alabama
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Rafe v. State 20 Ga. 60 1856 0 Slave tried for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Dunlap v. Robinson 28 Ala. 100 1856 0 Life estate in Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Morgan v. Cox 22 Mo. 373 1856 0 Missouri
Bone v. State 18 Ark. 109 1856 0 Indictment of enslaved person for assault Arkansas
Gaither v. Gaither 20 Ga. 709 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Ivey's Adm'r v. Owens 28 Ala. 641 1856 0 Recovery of Proceeds for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Marlow v. King 17 Tex. 177 1856 0 Property dispute Texas
McDougall v. Van Brunt 6 Fla. 570 1856 0 Transfer of a Slave to Secure Bond Supreme Court of FL
Hunter v. Davis 19 Ga. 413 1856 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Nevitt v. Bacon 32 Miss. 212 1856 0 Statute of limitations for forclosure of a mortgage Mississippi
Westfall ex rel. O'Neal v. Scott, Carhart & Co. 20 Ga. 233 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Anthony v. Peay 18 Ark. 24 1856 0 Heir seeks to maintain suit for unpaid purchase of land due by estate Arkansas
Kelly, Timanus & Co. v. Wallace 6 Fla. 690 1856 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest 54 Va. 257 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Ohio
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas