Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fralick v. Presley 29 Ala. 457 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Crum v. Williams 29 Ala. 446 1856 0 Trover by administrator for conversion Alabama
Hamilton v. Moore 32 Miss. 625 1856 1 Mississippi
Bob v. State 29 Ala. 20 1856 0 Assault & battery by enslaved person Alabama
Corley v. State 28 Ala. 22 1856 0 Indictment for trading with enslaved person Alabama
Burgess v. Lovengood 55 N.C. 457 1856 1 North Carolina
Bevan v. Byrd 48 N.C. 397 1856 1 North Carolina
Fiser v. Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad 32 Miss. 359 1856 1 Mississippi
Irons v. Reynolds 28 Ala. 305 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Mesick v. Sunderland 6 Cal. 297 1856 1 California
Bill v. State 29 Ala. 34 1856 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Beeson v. Wiley, Banks & Co. 28 Ala. 575 1856 0 Trial to determine property ownership Alabama
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Dispute of Will Alabama
Atwood's Adm'r v. Wright 29 Ala. 346 1856 0 Dispute over Sale of an Elsanved Person Alabama
Richards v. Patterson 30 Miss. 583 1856 1 Mississippi
Bell & Co. v. Thomas 2 Iowa 384 1856 1 Iowa
Shorter v. Urquhart 28 Ala. 360 1856 0 Trover Alabama
Mosser v. Mosser 29 Ala. 313 1856 0 Suit for divorce on grounds of adultery Alabama
Mastin v. Cullom & Co. 28 Ala. 670 1856 0 Assumpsit to recover fees Alabama
Ivey's Adm'r v. Owens 28 Ala. 641 1856 0 Recovery of Proceeds for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama