Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Murphey v. Murphey 20 Ga. 549 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Suggs v. Sapp 20 Ga. 100 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. Brockett 20 Ga. 148 1856 0 Legal title to slaves Supreme Court
Park v. Tennille 20 Ga. 111 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Harwell v. Fitts 20 Ga. 723 1856 0 judgement for slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Justices of the Inferior Court v. Moreland 20 Ga. 145 1856 0 Title for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Fraudulent Sale Alabama
Shivers v. Latimer 20 Ga. 737 1856 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hines v. Gordon 2 Hay. & Haz. 222 1856 0 Wills, Marriages District of Columbia
Parish v. Gates 29 Ala. 254 1856 0 Sale Declared as Mortgage Alabama
Waters v. Tazewell 9 Md. 291 1856 0 Maryland
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 Indictment for assault on a white woman North Carolina
Warren v. Davis 42 Me. 343 1856 1 Maine
Jennings v. Paine 4 Wis. 358 1856 0 Wisconsin
Stanley v. Nelson 28 Ala. 514 1856 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Kendrick v. Whitfield 20 Ga. 379 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Booker v. Booker 20 Ga. 777 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia