Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ritchie v. Dorland 6 Cal. 33 1856 1 California
Quynn v. Carroll 10 Md. 197 1856 1 Maryland
Ex parte Greene 29 Ala. 52 1856 1 Alabama
Fissel's Appeal 27 Pa. 55 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Goode v. Goode 22 Mo. 518 1856 1 Missouri
Brent v. Davis 9 Md. 217 1856 1 Maryland
Haney v. Marshall 9 Md. 194 1856 1 Maryland
Gough v. Pratt 9 Md. 526 1856 1 Maryland
Dowling v. Smith 9 Md. 242 1856 1 Maryland
Derby v. Derby 4 R.I. 414 1856 1 Rhode Island
Zeigler v. King 9 Md. 330 1856 1 Maryland
Lane's Adm'r v. Eggleston's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 225 1856 1 Virginia
Butler's Appeal 26 Pa. 63 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Trustees of Poor v. Pratt 10 Md. 5 1856 1 Maryland
Heskett v. Borden Mining Co. 10 Md. 179 1856 1 Maryland
Williams v. Barnes 28 Ala. 613 1856 1 Alabama
Owings v. Jones 9 Md. 108 1856 1 Maryland
Mickle v. Miles 31 Pa. 20 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Williams 72 Mass. 1 1856 1 Massachusetts
Boyd v. McCann 10 Md. 118 1856 1 Maryland