Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Dispute of Will Alabama
Hatton v. Landman 28 Ala. 127 1856 0 Action to establish parol Alabama
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee
McDougall v. Van Brunt 6 Fla. 570 1856 0 Transfer of a Slave to Secure Bond Supreme Court of FL
Kelly, Timanus & Co. v. Wallace 6 Fla. 690 1856 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Bob v. State 29 Ala. 20 1856 0 Assault & battery by enslaved person Alabama
Travis v. Morrison 28 Ala. 494 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Bill v. State 29 Ala. 34 1856 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Lusk v. Lewis 32 Miss. 297 1856 1 Mississippi
Martel v. Martel 17 Tex. 391 1856 1 Texas
Ruff v. Smith 31 Miss. 59 1856 1 Mississippi
Searcy v. Carter 36 Tenn. 271 1856 0 Tennessee
Beatty v. Dufief 11 La. Ann. 74 1856 0 Mortgages, property, promissory notes, wills Louisiana
Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson 29 Ala. 299 1856 1 Alabama
State v. Martinez 11 La. Ann. 23 1856 0 Criminal law, sales of liquor to enslaved persons Louisiana
State v. Wedemeyer 11 La. Ann. 49 1856 0 Criminal law, sales of liquor to enslaved persons Louisiana
Hubnall v. Watt 11 La. Ann. 57 1856 0 Prescription, sales, property Louisiana
Evans v. Carey 29 Ala. 99 1856 1 Alabama
Estate of Routon 11 La. Ann. 621 1856 0 Partition of enslaved persons, heirs, Louisiana