Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Peterson v. Matthis 56 N.C. 31 1856 0 Deeds / Estates North Carolina
Fulenwider v. Poston 48 N.C. 528 1856 0 Sales North Carolina
Elmore v. Mustin 28 Ala. 309 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Crum v. Williams 29 Ala. 446 1856 0 Trover by administrator for conversion Alabama
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Bugg v. Franklin 36 Tenn. 129 1856 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Smith, Wykoff & Nicholl 29 Ala. 283 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Hair v. Little 28 Ala. 236 1856 0 Tresspass and Dispute of Will Alabama
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Cooke v. Thornhill 16 Tex. 177 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Texas
Anthony v. State 29 Ala. 27 1856 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for attempted murder Alabama
Stokes v. Winslow 31 Miss. 518 1856 0 Action on bill of exchange payable to bearer Mississippi
Jordan v. Thomas 31 Miss. 557 1856 0 Detinue for recovery of enslaved woman Mississippi
Burt v. Bobo 36 Tenn. 234 1856 0 Tennessee
Bohannon v. Fulton 31 Miss. 348 1856 0 When can purchaser recover money from sale that was "illegal" and "void" Mississippi
Shorter v. Urquhart 28 Ala. 360 1856 0 Trover Alabama
Lockhart v. Cameron 29 Ala. 355 1856 0 Reformation of a Deed of Gifts of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Propst v. Roseman 49 N.C. 130 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina