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
Toler's Adm'r v. Toler 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 71 1856 1 Virginia
Bevans v. McGlocklin 9 Md. 476 1856 1 Maryland
Tazewell's Ex'or v. Whittle's Adm'r 54 Va. 329 1856 1 Virginia
Chenery v. Palmer 6 Cal. 119 1856 1 California
Randolph Justices v. Stalnaker 54 Va. 523 1856 1 Virginia
Conkling v. Coonrod 6 Ohio St. 611 1856 1 Ohio
McFarland v. Hall 17 Tex. 676 1856 1 Texas
Harnsbarger's Adm'r v. Kinney 54 Va. 511 1856 1 Virginia
Berry v. Griffin 10 Md. 27 1856 1 Maryland
Dorsey v. Dorsey 9 Md. 31 1856 1 Maryland
Mitchell v. Mitchell 10 Md. 234 1856 1 Maryland