Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Martin v. Hardesty 27 Ala. 458 1855 0 Malicious Prosectuion Alabama
Buie v. Doyal 10 La. Ann. 575 1855 0 Petitory action, sales, fraud, error, prescription Louisiana
Richards v. Fuqua's Adm'rs 28 Miss. 792 1855 0 Recovery of value of deceased enslaved man Mississippi
Louis v. Richard 12 La. Ann. 684 1856 0 Sales, usufruct, property Louisiana
Gautt v. Gautt 12 La. Ann. 673 1856 0 Sales of enslaved persons, consideration, prescription Louisiana
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Walden v. Smith 29 Ala. 417 1856 0 Recover Enslaved Personsfor Hire Alabama
Henriette v. Heirs of Barnes 11 La. Ann. 453 1856 0 Legacy rights of enslaved persons, emancipation Louisiana
Jesse v. State 20 Ga. 156 1856 0 Slave tried for rape and assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Hatton v. Landman 28 Ala. 127 1856 0 Action to establish parol Alabama
Reynolds v. Lansford 16 Tex. 286 1856 0 Property dispute Texas
Gray v. Gray 20 Ga. 804 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Gibson v. Carrell 54 Va. 136 1856 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Corley v. State 28 Ala. 22 1856 0 Indictment for trading with enslaved person Alabama
Kelly v. McCaw 29 Ala. 227 1856 0 Action for damages Alabama
Apple v. Allen 56 N.C. 120 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Booker v. Booker 20 Ga. 786 1856 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Sémère v. Sémère 12 La. Ann. 681 1856 0 Sales, emancipation, property Louisiana
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
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas