Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McNeill v. Arnold 17 Ark. 154 1856 0 Wrongful conveyance of enslaved person Arkansas
Pratt v. Philbrook 41 Me. 132 1856 1 Maine
Unger v. Price 9 Md. 552 1856 1 Maryland
Giles v. Ebsworth 10 Md. 333 1856 1 Maryland
Kauffman v. Walker 9 Md. 229 1856 1 Maryland
Stocket v. Holliday 9 Md. 480 1856 1 Maryland
Harwood v. Marshall 9 Md. 83 1856 1 Maryland
People v. Diaz 6 Cal. 248 1856 1 California
Parish's Heirs v. Ferris 6 Ohio St. 563 1856 1 Ohio
Williams v. Holmes 9 Md. 281 1856 1 Maryland
Johnson v. Sullivan 23 Mo. 474 1856 1 Missouri
Wickham & Goshorn v. Lewis Martin & Co. 54 Va. 427 1856 1 Virginia
Jones v. Neale 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 399 1856 1 Virginia
Liggat v. Hart 23 Mo. 127 1856 1 Missouri
Danforth v. Laney 28 Ala. 274 1856 1 Alabama
Baxter v. Abbott 73 Mass. 71 1856 1 Massachusetts
Bennett v. Solomon 6 Cal. 134 1856 1 California
Postlewait v. Howes 3 Iowa 365 1856 1 Iowa
Janney's Ex'or v. Stephen's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 11 1856 0 Suit in equity Special Ct of Appeals VA
Armstrong's Ad'mr v. Pitts 54 Va. 235 1856 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA