Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State ex rel. Public Treasurer v. Petway 55 N.C. 396 1856 1 North Carolina
Nevitt v. Bacon 32 Miss. 212 1856 0 Statute of limitations for forclosure of a mortgage Mississippi
Seay v. Bacon 36 Tenn. 99 1856 0 Tennessee
Baxter v. Stewart 36 Tenn. 213 1856 0 Tennessee
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee
Gold v. Vaughan 36 Tenn. 247 1856 0 Tennessee
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Mills v. Ashe 16 Tex. 295 1856 1 Recovery for wages Texas
Atwood's Adm'r v. Wright 29 Ala. 346 1856 0 Dispute over Sale of an Elsanved Person Alabama
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
Tracy v. Talmage 14 N.Y. 162 1856 0 New York
Robinson v. Varnell 16 Tex. 382 1856 0 Contract dispute Texas
Anthony v. Peay 18 Ark. 24 1856 0 Heir seeks to maintain suit for unpaid purchase of land due by estate Arkansas
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Bone v. State 18 Ark. 109 1856 0 Indictment of enslaved person for assault Arkansas
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Sarah v. State 18 Ark. 114 1856 0 enslaved person prosecution for illegal act Arkansas
Machin v. Thompson 17 Ark. 199 1856 0 Limitation act Arkansas
Crabtree v. McDaniel 17 Ark. 222 1856 0 Adverse posession of enslaved person Arkansas