Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bailey v. Hicks 16 Tex. 222 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
Moore v. Minerva 17 Tex. 20 1856 0 Action for freedom Texas
Richards v. Patterson 30 Miss. 583 1856 1 Mississippi
Hatton's Adm'rs v. Jordan 29 Ala. 266 1856 1 Alabama
Doe on the demise of Newlin v. Osborne 49 N.C. 157 1856 1 North Carolina
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Peralta v. Castro 6 Cal. 354 1856 1 California
Cheek v. Bellows 17 Tex. 613 1856 0 Common property dispute Texas
Scranton v. Tilley 16 Tex. 183 1856 0 Damages for breach of warranty Texas
Parker v. McKelvain 17 Tex. 157 1856 0 Sale dispute Texas
Lusk v. Lewis 32 Miss. 297 1856 1 Mississippi
Penley v. Waterhouse 3 Iowa 418 1856 1 Iowa
Moore v. Francis 17 Tex. 28 1856 0 Suits for freedom Texas
Ryan v. Dayton 25 Conn. 188 1856 1 Connecticut
Taylor v. Boulware 17 Tex. 74 1856 0 Will & trust Texas
Bell & Co. v. Thomas 2 Iowa 384 1856 1 Iowa
Mercein v. Burton 17 Tex. 206 1856 0 Adverse possession of slave claim Texas
Grumbles v. Grumbles 17 Tex. 472 1856 0 Plea of limitation Texas
Guthrie v. Guthrie 17 Tex. 541 1856 0 Will & trust Texas
Claiborne v. Tanner 18 Tex. 68 1856 0 Loan of slaves dispute Texas