Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lockhart v. Cameron 29 Ala. 355 1856 0 Reformation of a Deed of Gifts of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Fralick v. Presley 29 Ala. 457 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Roper v. Roper 29 Ala. 247 1856 0 Marital property dispute Alabama
Baxter v. Stewart 36 Tenn. 213 1856 0 Tennessee
Gray v. Gray 20 Ga. 804 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Henderson v. Winchester 31 Miss. 290 1856 0 Execution levied on slaves Mississippi
Anthony v. Peay 18 Ark. 24 1856 0 Heir seeks to maintain suit for unpaid purchase of land due by estate Arkansas
Bone v. State 18 Ark. 109 1856 0 Indictment of enslaved person for assault Arkansas
Sarah v. State 18 Ark. 114 1856 0 enslaved person prosecution for illegal act Arkansas
Machin v. Thompson 17 Ark. 199 1856 0 Limitation act Arkansas
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Crabtree v. McDaniel 17 Ark. 222 1856 0 Adverse posession of enslaved person Arkansas
Cabaniss v. Clark 31 Miss. 423 1856 0 Property of slave in co-ownership/partnership Mississippi
Pryor v. Ryburn 16 Ark. 671 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Mangham v. Cox & Waring 29 Ala. 81 1856 0 Recovery for Value of a Lost Enslaved Person Alabama
Soggins v. Heard 31 Miss. 426 1856 0 Statute of frauds in relation to trust executed on slaves Mississippi
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Burton v. Holley 29 Ala. 318 1856 0 Wrongful Taking of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Pearsall v. McCartney 28 Ala. 110 1856 0 Petition for bankruptcy Alabama
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi