Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Warren v. Davis 42 Me. 343 1856 1 Maine
Bryan v. Watson 20 Ga. 480 1856 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Trammell v. Thurmond 17 Ark. 203 1856 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Waters v. Tazewell 9 Md. 291 1856 0 Maryland
Park v. Tennille 20 Ga. 111 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
White v. Dinkins 19 Ga. 285 1856 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Booker v. Booker 20 Ga. 786 1856 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Roberts v. Prior 20 Ga. 561 1856 0 Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Arnold v. McNeill 17 Ark. 179 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Parish v. Gates 29 Ala. 254 1856 0 Sale Declared as Mortgage Alabama
Smith v. Dunwoody 19 Ga. 237 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Security bond dispute Arkansas
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 Indictment for assault on a white woman North Carolina
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