Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lewis v. Arnold 54 Va. 454 1856 1 Virginia
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Ex parte Des Rochers 7 F. Cas. 537 1856 1 United States
Thornton v. Chisholm 20 Ga. 338 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Massie v. Greenhow's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 255 1856 1 Virginia
Brown, Bros. v. Bank of Mississippi 31 Miss. 454 1856 1 Mississippi
Nelson v. Jennings 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 369 1856 1 Virginia
Wharton v. Marberry 35 Tenn. 603 1856 0 Tennessee
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Challenge of the Five Year Statute of Frauds Supreme Court of FL
Linton v. Denham & Palmer 6 Fla. 533 1856 0 Disputing an Injuction for the Hire Supreme Court of FL
State v. Fuller 33 N.H. 259 1856 1 New Hampshire
Tinsley v. Jones 54 Va. 289 1856 1 Virginia
Barlow v. Lambert 28 Ala. 704 1856 0 Dispute over Hiring an Enslaved Person Alabama
Ex parte Robinson 20 F. Cas. 965 1856 1 United States
Pierce v. Emery 32 N.H. 484 1856 1 New Hampshire
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Smith's Ex'or v. Britton 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 124 1856 1 Virginia
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Recovery for wages Arkansas
Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson 29 Ala. 299 1856 1 Alabama
Lawler v. Norris 28 Ala. 675 1856 1 Alabama