Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Green v. Kornegay 49 N.C. 66 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Tucker v. Cocke 32 Miss. 184 1856 0 Who holds legal title to slaves under alleged trust Mississippi
Ingram v. Ingram 49 N.C. 188 1856 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Farmer v. Barnes 56 N.C. 109 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Murrell v. Weathers 48 N.C. 525 1856 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Patton v. Porter 48 N.C. 539 1856 0 Sales North Carolina
Sparkes v. Kearney 55 N.C. 481 1856 0 Trusts North Carolina
McKnight v. Wilson 55 N.C. 491 1856 0 Trusts North Carolina
Kelly, Timanus & Co. v. Wallace 6 Fla. 690 1856 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
McDougall v. Van Brunt 6 Fla. 570 1856 0 Transfer of a Slave to Secure Bond Supreme Court of FL
Corley v. State 28 Ala. 22 1856 0 Indictment for trading with enslaved person Alabama
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Order for the sale of land/property Alabama
Thornton v. Eppes 6 Fla. 546 1856 0 Execution of a Deed of Trust Supreme Court of FL
Burton v. Holley 29 Ala. 318 1856 0 Wrongful Taking of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Andrews v. Andrews 28 Ala. 432 1856 0 Specific Performance for Post-Nuptual Agreement Alabama
Perry v. Lewis 6 Fla. 555 1856 0 Adverse Possession of a Slave Supreme Court of FL
Mangham v. Cox & Waring 29 Ala. 81 1856 0 Recovery for Value of a Lost Enslaved Person Alabama
Covington v. Arrington 32 Miss. 144 1856 0 Seeking writ of habeaus corpus for posession of a slave Mississippi
Patton v. Patton 55 N.C. 494 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jones v. Gordon 55 N.C. 352 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina