| Jerry v. Townshend |
9 Md. 145 |
1856 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
| Park v. Tennille |
20 Ga. 111 |
1856 |
0 |
Levy and claim |
Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Harris v. Taylor |
35 Tenn. 536 |
1856 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
| Wheatley v. Abbott |
32 Miss. 343 |
1856 |
0 |
Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another |
Mississippi |
| Summers v. Bean |
54 Va. 404 |
1856 |
0 |
Suit in equity |
SC of Appeals VA |
| Drew v. Clemmons |
55 N.C. 312 |
1856 |
0 |
Suit in equity |
North Carolina |
| Fitzgerald v. Ferguson |
11 La. Ann. 396 |
1856 |
0 |
Leases, torts, employment law |
Louisiana |
| Atwood's Adm'r v. Wright |
29 Ala. 346 |
1856 |
0 |
Dispute over Sale of an Elsanved Person |
Alabama |
| Carroll v. Hancock |
48 N.C. 471 |
1856 |
0 |
Wills & Estates |
North Carolina |
| Batten v. Faulk |
49 N.C. 233 |
1856 |
0 |
Action of debt |
North Carolina |
| Fairly v. Priest |
56 N.C. 21 |
1856 |
0 |
Suit in equity |
North Carolina |
| Maranthe v. Hunter |
11 La. Ann. 734 |
1856 |
0 |
Wills, emancipation |
Louisiana |
| Thornton v. Chisholm |
20 Ga. 338 |
1856 |
0 |
Will and Trust |
Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Crook v. Garrett |
20 Ga. 664 |
1856 |
0 |
Recission of Contract |
Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Hickerson v. United States |
30 F. Cas. 1087 |
1856 |
0 |
Assault and Battery against a slave, Neusiance |
United States |
| Machem v. Machem |
28 Ala. 374 |
1856 |
0 |
Dispute over Will |
Alabama |
| Horn v. Ross & Leitch |
20 Ga. 210 |
1856 |
0 |
Dispute over value of a slave |
Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Reynolds v. Batson |
11 La. Ann. 729 |
1856 |
0 |
Theft of enslaved persons, dispute over ownership of enslaved persons |
Louisiana |
| McDaniel v. Strohecker |
19 Ga. 432 |
1856 |
0 |
Deceit for sale of slave |
Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Gaines v. Ann |
17 Tex. 211 |
1856 |
0 |
Suit for freedom |
Texas |