Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Arnold v. McNeill 17 Ark. 179 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Murphey v. Murphey 20 Ga. 549 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 Indictment for assault on a white woman North Carolina
Stanley v. Nelson 28 Ala. 514 1856 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Booker v. Booker 20 Ga. 786 1856 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Farrell v. Bean 10 Md. 217 1856 0 Maryland
Wallace v. Nelson 28 Ala. 282 1856 1 Alabama
Mitchell v. Clagett 9 Md. 42 1856 0 Maryland
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Security bond dispute Arkansas
White v. Dinkins 19 Ga. 285 1856 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Booker v. Booker 20 Ga. 777 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Shivers v. Latimer 20 Ga. 737 1856 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Trammell v. Thurmond 17 Ark. 203 1856 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Bennett v. Terrill 20 Ga. 83 1856 0 Fraud Supreme Court of Georgia
Hines v. Gordon 2 Hay. & Haz. 222 1856 0 Wills, Marriages District of Columbia
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States
Russell v. Little 28 Ala. 160 1856 1 Alabama
Justices of the Inferior Court v. Moreland 20 Ga. 145 1856 0 Title for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia