Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnson v. Sullivan 23 Mo. 474 1856 1 Missouri
Wickham & Goshorn v. Lewis Martin & Co. 54 Va. 427 1856 1 Virginia
Jones v. Neale 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 399 1856 1 Virginia
Tillinghast v. Champlin 4 R.I. 173 1856 1 Rhode Island
Adams v. Adams 29 Ala. 433 1856 1 Alabama
Bumgardner v. Taylor 28 Ala. 687 1856 1 Alabama
Charles v. Dubose 29 Ala. 367 1856 1 Alabama
Denson v. Patton 19 Ga. 577 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Kieffer v. Imhoff 26 Pa. 438 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Hepburn v. Dundas 54 Va. 219 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Savage v. Jackson 19 Ga. 305 1856 0 False representation Supreme Court of Georgia
Gaither v. Gaither 20 Ga. 709 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Jackson v. Stewart 20 Ga. 120 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Raney v. Heath 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1856 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Abraham v. Wilkins 17 Ark. 292 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Seay v. Bacon 36 Tenn. 99 1856 0 Tennessee
Bailey v. State 20 Ga. 742 1856 0 Manslaughter Supreme Court of Georgia