Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Stone v. Spillman 16 Tex. 432 1856 0 Estate dispute - Recovery of slaves Texas
Horton v. Sledge 29 Ala. 478 1856 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Perry v. Lewis 6 Fla. 555 1856 0 Adverse Possession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Conviction for a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Wilson v. Smith 10 Md. 67 1856 0 Maryland
Simpson v. Morris 48 N.C. 411 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Dispute Over a Slave Contract Supreme Court of FL
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi
Dunlap v. Robinson 28 Ala. 100 1856 0 Life estate in Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Collett v. Frazier 56 N.C. 80 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Oden v. Windley 55 N.C. 440 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Atwood's Adm'r v. Wright 29 Ala. 346 1856 0 Dispute over Sale of an Elsanved Person Alabama
Propst v. Roseman 49 N.C. 130 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Powell v. Cobb 56 N.C. 1 1856 0 Trusts North Carolina
Covington v. Arrington 32 Miss. 144 1856 0 Seeking writ of habeaus corpus for posession of a slave Mississippi
Gordon v. Wilson 49 N.C. 64 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Cheek v. Bellows 17 Tex. 613 1856 0 Common property dispute Texas
Drew v. Clemmons 55 N.C. 312 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Tucker v. Cocke 32 Miss. 184 1856 0 Who holds legal title to slaves under alleged trust Mississippi