Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Watt v. Johnson 49 N.C. 190 1856 1 North Carolina
Brown v. Fifield 4 Mich. 322 1856 1 Michigan
Hatton's Adm'rs v. Jordan 29 Ala. 266 1856 1 Alabama
Stokes v. Forman 12 La. Ann. 671 1856 0 Sale of enslaved person, mortgages, seizure Louisiana
Lyons v. Andrews 12 La. Ann. 685 1856 0 Tutorship, property, fraud Louisiana
Hayes v. Clarke 12 La. Ann. 666 1856 0 Seizure, property, sales Louisiana
State v. Rand 33 N.H. 216 1856 1 New Hampshire
Duperrier v. Dautrive 12 La. Ann. 664 1856 0 Murder of enslaved person, recovery for value of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Anderson v. Stille 12 La. Ann. 669 1856 0 Sequestration, partition, property Louisiana
Peralta v. Castro 6 Cal. 354 1856 1 California
Ryan v. Dayton 25 Conn. 188 1856 1 Connecticut
Gautt v. Gautt 12 La. Ann. 673 1856 0 Sales of enslaved persons, consideration, prescription Louisiana
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Bell & Co. v. Thomas 2 Iowa 384 1856 1 Iowa
Bevan v. Byrd 48 N.C. 397 1856 1 North Carolina
McNeilly v. Patchin 23 Mo. 40 1856 1 Missouri
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Griffing v. Routh 11 La. Ann. 135 1856 0 Murder, runaway enslaved person, negligence Louisiana
Doe on the demise of Newlin v. Osborne 49 N.C. 157 1856 1 North Carolina
Succession of Fletcher v. Decoudreau 11 La. Ann. 59 1856 0 Testaments, manumission, filiation Louisiana