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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Thornton v. Eppes 6 Fla. 546 1856 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Burton v. Holley 29 Ala. 318 1856 0 Wrongful Taking of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Andrews v. Andrews 28 Ala. 432 1856 0 Specific Performance for Post-Nuptual Agreement Alabama
Perry v. Lewis 6 Fla. 555 1856 0 Adverse Possession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Mangham v. Cox & Waring 29 Ala. 81 1856 0 Recovery for Value of a Lost Enslaved Person Alabama
Covington v. Arrington 32 Miss. 144 1856 0 Seeking writ of habeaus corpus for posession of a slave Mississippi
Patton v. Patton 55 N.C. 494 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jones v. Gordon 55 N.C. 352 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Woods v. Woods 55 N.C. 420 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Martin v. State 28 Ala. 71 1856 0 Stealing an Ensalved Person Alabama
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Conviction for a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Joslin v. Caughlin 32 Miss. 104 1856 0 Action for purchase money for slave of slave after death of slave in purchaser's posession Mississippi
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Dispute Over a Slave Contract Supreme Court of FL
Ivey's Adm'r v. Owens 28 Ala. 641 1856 0 Recovery of Proceeds for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Jessup v. Johnston 48 N.C. 335 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Barwick v. Wood 48 N.C. 306 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
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
Clemmons v. Drew 55 N.C. 314 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina