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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shorter v. Urquhart 28 Ala. 360 1856 0 Trover Alabama
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Fralick v. Presley 29 Ala. 457 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Baxter v. Stewart 36 Tenn. 213 1856 0 Tennessee
McDaniel v. Baskervill 54 Va. 228 1856 0 Trusts & Estates SC of Appeals VA
Dunlap v. Robinson 28 Ala. 100 1856 0 Life estate in Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Arnold v. Barrow's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1856 0 ? Special Ct of Appeals VA
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Christian v. Yancey 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 240 1856 0 Action of detinue Special Ct of Appeals VA
Hooper v. Moore 48 N.C. 428 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Chapman v. Campbell 54 Va. 105 1856 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Daniel v. Leitch 54 Va. 195 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Taylor v. Yarbrough 54 Va. 183 1856 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Grant v. Moseley 29 Ala. 302 1856 0 Recovery of damages Alabama
Price v. Notrebe's Heir 17 Ark. 45 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Hepburn v. Dundas 54 Va. 219 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Challenge of the Five Year Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Dispute Over a Slave Contract Supreme Court of FL
Carson v. Duffy 55 N.C. 507 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina