Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson 29 Ala. 112 1856 0 Will & trust Alabama
State ex rel. Public Treasurer v. Petway 55 N.C. 396 1856 1 North Carolina
Bean v. Bean 33 N.H. 279 1856 1 New Hampshire
Forsyth v. Day 41 Me. 382 1856 1 Maine
Wyngert v. Norton 4 Mich. 286 1856 1 Michigan
Shelton v. Marshall 16 Tex. 344 1856 1 Note of sale dispute Texas
Stalls v. State 28 Ala. 25 1856 1 Alabama
Bates v. Ruddick 2 Iowa 423 1856 1 Iowa
State v. Sprague 4 R.I. 257 1856 1 Rhode Island
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Bailey v. Hicks 16 Tex. 222 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Scranton v. Tilley 16 Tex. 183 1856 0 Damages for breach of warranty Texas
Soggins v. Heard 31 Miss. 426 1856 0 Statute of frauds in relation to trust executed on slaves Mississippi
Reynolds v. Lansford 16 Tex. 286 1856 0 Property dispute Texas
Joslin v. Caughlin 32 Miss. 104 1856 0 Action for purchase money for slave of slave after death of slave in purchaser's posession Mississippi
Barnawell v. Threadgill 56 N.C. 50 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Farmer v. Barnes 56 N.C. 109 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Collett v. Frazier 56 N.C. 80 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina