Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 How illegal condition affects a contract Mississippi
Crum v. Williams 29 Ala. 446 1856 0 Trover by administrator for conversion Alabama
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 631 1856 0 Trial of enslaved man for attempted rape Mississippi
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi
Pearsall v. McCartney 28 Ala. 110 1856 0 Petition for bankruptcy Alabama
Pollard v. Scears' Adm'r. 28 Ala. 484 1856 0 Estate/credit dispute Alabama
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Dispute of Will Alabama
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Willis v. Cadenhead 28 Ala. 472 1856 0 Petitition for Distribution of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Bell v. Jones 10 Md. 322 1856 0 Maryland
Wampler v. Wampler 9 Md. 540 1856 0 Maryland
Wilson v. Smith 10 Md. 67 1856 0 Maryland
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Ivey's Adm'r v. Owens 28 Ala. 641 1856 0 Recovery of Proceeds for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Carter v. Streator 49 N.C. 62 1856 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
West v. Sloan 56 N.C. 102 1856 0 Trusts North Carolina
Gordon v. Wilson 49 N.C. 64 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Propst v. Roseman 49 N.C. 130 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Machem v. Machem 28 Ala. 374 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
D'Ivernois v. Leavitt 23 Barb. 63 1856 1 New York