Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peralta v. Castro 6 Cal. 354 1856 1 California
Dunlap v. Robinson 28 Ala. 100 1856 0 Life estate in Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Bill v. State 29 Ala. 34 1856 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Stewart v. Richardson 32 Miss. 313 1856 1 Mississippi
Mesick v. Sunderland 6 Cal. 297 1856 1 California
United States v. Gideon 1 Minn. 292 1856 1 Minnesota
Rankin v. Harper 23 Mo. 579 1856 1 Missouri
Adwell v. Commonwealth 56 Ky. 310 1856 1 Kentucky
Ramsay v. Woodard 48 N.C. 508 1856 1 North Carolina
Ryan v. Dayton 25 Conn. 188 1856 1 Connecticut
Miller v. Leflore 32 Miss. 634 1856 1 Mississippi
Willis v. Cadenhead 28 Ala. 472 1856 0 Petitition for Distribution of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Lusk v. Lewis 32 Miss. 297 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
Evans v. Carey 29 Ala. 99 1856 1 Alabama
Elmore v. Mustin 28 Ala. 309 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Ruff v. Smith 31 Miss. 59 1856 1 Mississippi
Toler's Adm'r v. Toler 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 71 1856 1 Virginia
Bevans v. McGlocklin 9 Md. 476 1856 1 Maryland