Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Sartor v. Branch Bank at Montgomery 29 Ala. 353 1856 1 Alabama
Cutter v. Fanning 2 Iowa 580 1856 1 Iowa
Hickerson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 1087 1856 0 Assault and Battery against a slave, Neusiance United States
Parish v. Gates 29 Ala. 254 1856 0 Sale Declared as Mortgage Alabama
Tillinghast v. Champlin 4 R.I. 173 1856 1 Rhode Island
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 Indictment for assault on a white woman North Carolina
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Fraudulent Sale Alabama
Jennings v. Paine 4 Wis. 358 1856 0 Wisconsin
White v. Dinkins 19 Ga. 285 1856 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Arnold v. McNeill 17 Ark. 179 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Suggs v. Sapp 20 Ga. 100 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Security bond dispute Arkansas
Murphey v. Murphey 20 Ga. 549 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Charles v. Dubose 29 Ala. 367 1856 1 Alabama
Harwell v. Fitts 20 Ga. 723 1856 0 judgement for slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Park v. Tennille 20 Ga. 111 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Adams 29 Ala. 433 1856 1 Alabama
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Waters v. Tazewell 9 Md. 291 1856 0 Maryland