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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
O'Byrne v. Clagett 9 Md. 512 1856 0 Maryland
Joslin v. Caughlin 32 Miss. 104 1856 0 Action for purchase money for slave of slave after death of slave in purchaser's posession Mississippi
Covington v. Arrington 32 Miss. 144 1856 0 Seeking writ of habeaus corpus for posession of a slave Mississippi
Tucker v. Cocke 32 Miss. 184 1856 0 Who holds legal title to slaves under alleged trust Mississippi
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Conviction for a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Perry v. Lewis 6 Fla. 555 1856 0 Adverse Possession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Akin v. Anderson 19 Ga. 229 1856 0 Ejectment of property Georgia
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Order for the sale of land/property Alabama
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Trespass action for the tortious taking of plaintiff's slaves Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Nolan v. Chambers 19 Ga. 503 1856 0 Trust and claim case Supreme Court of Georgia
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Trieber v. Blocher 10 Md. 14 1856 0 Maryland
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Ohio
Bryan v. Weems 29 Ala. 423 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama