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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lucas v. D'Armond 11 La. Ann. 168 1856 0 Creditor's rights, property, successions, simulated sale Louisiana
Jones v. Jones 20 Ga. 699 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Gully v. Hull 31 Miss. 20 1856 0 Investment of proceeds from sale of paraphernal property in purchase of enslaved women Mississippi
Scott v. State 31 Miss. 473 1856 0 Indictment for the cruel or unusual punishment of enslaved man Mississippi
Jordan v. Thomas 31 Miss. 557 1856 0 Detinue for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi
Judge of Probate v. Alexander 31 Miss. 297 1856 0 Who title of issue goes to in case of enslaved woman bequeathed via a will Mississippi
Sam v. State 31 Miss. 480 1856 0 Seeking new trial for enslaved man indicted for murder Mississippi
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Husbands right to enslaved woman belonging to wife Mississippi
Crane v. Allen 11 La. Ann. 493 1856 0 Recovery of enslaved persons, dispute over ownership of enslaved persons, property Louisiana
Solibellas v. Consolidated Ass'n 11 La. Ann. 682 1856 0 Mortgages, property Louisiana
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 Indictment for assault on a white woman North Carolina
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Fraudulent Sale Alabama
Cooke v. Thornhill 16 Tex. 177 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Texas
Smith v. Dunwoody 19 Ga. 237 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Ashford v. Tibbitts 11 La. Ann. 167 1856 0 Mortgages, property, sales, marital property Louisiana
Webb v. Deeson 11 La. Ann. 84 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland