Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bermudez ex rel. Wright v. Union Bank 11 La. Ann. 64 1856 0 Pledges, stocks, mortgages, property, judicial sales Louisiana
Pryor v. Ryburn 16 Ark. 671 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Lacey v. Davis & McFarren 4 Mich. 140 1856 1 Michigan
Fitzgerald v. Vestal 36 Tenn. 258 1856 0 Tennessee
Clayton v. Tucker 20 Ga. 452 1856 0 Will and Executor Supreme Court
Crabtree v. McDaniel 17 Ark. 222 1856 0 Adverse posession of enslaved person Arkansas
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lexington Life, Fire & Marine Insurance v. Page & Richardson 56 Ky. 412 1856 1 Kentucky
Splawn v. Martin 17 Ark. 146 1856 0 Fraud dispute Arkansas
Pope v. Toombs 20 Ga. 762 1856 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Carter v. McMichael 20 Ga. 96 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Doe ex dem. Saltonstall v. Riley 28 Ala. 164 1856 1 Alabama
Hunt v. Acre 28 Ala. 580 1856 1 Alabama
Tune v. Cooper 36 Tenn. 296 1856 0 Tennessee
Machin v. Thompson 17 Ark. 199 1856 0 Limitation act Arkansas
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
Sarah v. State 18 Ark. 114 1856 0 enslaved person prosecution for illegal act Arkansas
Bone v. State 18 Ark. 109 1856 0 Indictment of enslaved person for assault Arkansas