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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Ohio
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hubnall v. Watt 11 La. Ann. 57 1856 0 Prescription, sales, property Louisiana
Fenter v. Obaugh 17 Ark. 71 1856 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Ross v. Davis 17 Ark. 113 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Roberts v. Prior 20 Ga. 561 1856 0 Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Linton v. Denham & Palmer 6 Fla. 533 1856 0 Disputing an Injuction for the Hire Supreme Court of FL
State v. Harrison 11 La. Ann. 722 1856 0 Murder, imprisonment, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Rafe v. State 20 Ga. 60 1856 0 Slave tried for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Falkner v. Streator 56 N.C. 33 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Bryan v. Watson 20 Ga. 480 1856 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Challenge of the Five Year Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Pryor v. Ryburn 16 Ark. 671 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Barnawell v. Threadgill 56 N.C. 50 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Mangham v. Cox & Waring 29 Ala. 81 1856 0 Recovery for Value of a Lost Enslaved Person Alabama
Machin v. Thompson 17 Ark. 199 1856 0 Limitation act Arkansas
Sarah v. State 18 Ark. 114 1856 0 enslaved person prosecution for illegal act Arkansas
Templet v. Baker 12 La. Ann. 658 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, Runaway enslaved person, redhibition Louisiana