Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mills v. Thursby 2 Abb. Pr. 432 1856 1 New York
Stryker v. Vanderbilt 25 N.J.L. 482 1856 1 New Jersey
Lacey v. Davis & McFarren 4 Mich. 140 1856 1 Michigan
Page v. Naglee 6 Cal. 241 1856 1 California
Chrystie v. Phyfe 22 Barb. 195 1856 1 New York
Cornish v. Dews 18 Ark. 172 1856 0 Deed dispute/creditor dispute Arkansas
Gauldin v. Shehee 20 Ga. 531 1856 1 Georgia
West v. Hendrix 28 Ala. 226 1856 1 Alabama
Teakle v. Teakle 29 Ala. 403 1856 1 Alabama
Lawrence v. Senter 36 Tenn. 52 1856 1 Tennessee
Cox v. Cox 36 Tenn. 81 1856 1 Tennessee
Hunt v. Acre 28 Ala. 580 1856 1 Alabama
Doe ex dem. Saltonstall v. Riley 28 Ala. 164 1856 1 Alabama
Thompson v. State 28 Ala. 12 1856 1 Alabama
Stalls v. State 28 Ala. 25 1856 1 Alabama
Dunkle v. Renick 6 Ohio St. 527 1856 1 Ohio
Webb v. Deeson 11 La. Ann. 84 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Duperrier v. Dautrive 12 La. Ann. 664 1856 0 Murder of enslaved person, recovery for value of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Heirs of Bordelon v. Heirs of Baron 11 La. Ann. 676 1856 0 Successions, collateral heirs, property, wills, vices of confection Louisiana
State v. Harrison 11 La. Ann. 722 1856 0 Murder, imprisonment, statutory interpretation Louisiana