Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Henriette v. Heirs of Barnes 11 La. Ann. 453 1856 0 Legacy rights of enslaved persons, emancipation Louisiana
Kathman v. City of New Orleans 11 La. Ann. 457 1856 0 Taces, assessors, property, Louisiana
Reese v. Kirk 29 Ala. 406 1856 1 Alabama
Crane v. Allen 11 La. Ann. 493 1856 0 Recovery of enslaved persons, dispute over ownership of enslaved persons, property Louisiana
Heirs of Henderson v. Rost 11 La. Ann. 541 1856 0 Wills, management of enslaved persons Louisiana
Solibellas v. Consolidated Ass'n 11 La. Ann. 682 1856 0 Mortgages, property Louisiana
Wood v. Hardy 11 La. Ann. 760 1856 0 Promissory notes, property, wills, emancipation Louisiana
Partridge v. Forsyth 29 Ala. 200 1856 1 Alabama
Kirkman, Abernathy & Hanna v. Benham 28 Ala. 501 1856 1 Alabama
Ex parte Grantland 29 Ala. 69 1856 1 Alabama
Templet v. Baker 12 La. Ann. 658 1856 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, Runaway enslaved person, redhibition Louisiana
Desha's Exrs. v. Robinson 17 Ark. 228 1856 1 Arkansas
Ward v. State 28 Ala. 53 1856 1 Alabama
Saufley v. Jackson 16 Tex. 579 1856 0 Texas
Doty v. Moore 16 Tex. 591 1856 0 Confessions of a slave dispute Texas
Baker v. Gregory 28 Ala. 544 1856 1 Alabama
Firemen's Insurance v. McMillan 29 Ala. 147 1856 1 Alabama
Bowman v. Browning 17 Ark. 599 1856 1 Arkansas
Johnson v. Murphy 17 Tex. 216 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Texas
Pierce v. Cole 17 Tex. 259 1856 0 Recovery for labor Texas