Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kea v. Council 55 N.C. 345 1856 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Davis v. Cotten 55 N.C. 430 1856 0 Trusts North Carolina
Bell v. Walker 48 N.C. 320 1856 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Claiborne v. Tanner 18 Tex. 68 1856 0 Loan of slaves dispute Texas
Clemmons v. Drew 55 N.C. 314 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Scott v. State 31 Miss. 473 1856 0 Indictment for the cruel or unusual punishment of enslaved man Mississippi
Clark v. Hull 31 Miss. 520 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Parker v. McKelvain 17 Tex. 157 1856 0 Sale dispute Texas
Oden v. Windley 55 N.C. 440 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Funk v. Newcomer 10 Md. 301 1856 1 Maryland
Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road v. Thompson 10 Md. 76 1856 1 Maryland
Gwynn v. Setzer 48 N.C. 382 1856 0 Sales North Carolina
Ballard v. Davis 31 Miss. 525 1856 1 Mississippi
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Cotten v. Davis 48 N.C. 355 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Daughtry v. Boothe 49 N.C. 87 1856 0 Contracts North Carolina
Barnawell v. Threadgill 56 N.C. 50 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Parker v. Stovall 31 Miss. 446 1856 0 Recovery of slave levied upon Mississippi
Mercein v. Burton 17 Tex. 206 1856 0 Adverse possession of slave claim Texas
Grumbles v. Grumbles 17 Tex. 472 1856 0 Plea of limitation Texas