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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Bryan v. Watson 20 Ga. 480 1856 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Shivers v. Latimer 20 Ga. 737 1856 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 Indictment for assault on a white woman North Carolina
Booker v. Booker 20 Ga. 777 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Trammell v. Thurmond 17 Ark. 203 1856 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Harwell v. Fitts 20 Ga. 723 1856 0 judgement for slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Suggs v. Sapp 20 Ga. 100 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hines v. Gordon 2 Hay. & Haz. 222 1856 0 Wills, Marriages District of Columbia
Jennings v. Paine 4 Wis. 358 1856 0 Wisconsin
Parish v. Gates 29 Ala. 254 1856 0 Sale Declared as Mortgage Alabama
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Farrell v. Bean 10 Md. 217 1856 0 Maryland
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Park v. Tennille 20 Ga. 111 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. Brockett 20 Ga. 148 1856 0 Legal title to slaves Supreme Court
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Security bond dispute Arkansas
Mitchell v. Clagett 9 Md. 42 1856 0 Maryland