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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bill v. State 29 Ala. 34 1856 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Anthony v. State 29 Ala. 27 1856 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for attempted murder Alabama
Mastin v. Cullom & Co. 28 Ala. 670 1856 0 Assumpsit to recover fees Alabama
Irons v. Reynolds 28 Ala. 305 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Bob v. State 29 Ala. 20 1856 0 Assault & battery by enslaved person Alabama
Crum v. Williams 29 Ala. 446 1856 0 Trover by administrator for conversion Alabama
Pearsall v. McCartney 28 Ala. 110 1856 0 Petition for bankruptcy Alabama
Pollard v. Scears' Adm'r. 28 Ala. 484 1856 0 Estate/credit dispute Alabama
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 How illegal condition affects a contract Mississippi
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Gaither v. Gaither 20 Ga. 709 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Brown v. Harris 20 Ga. 403 1856 0 note for hire of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi
Jesse v. State 20 Ga. 156 1856 0 Slave tried for rape and assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Trespass action for the tortious taking of plaintiff's slaves Mississippi
Clayton v. Tucker 20 Ga. 452 1856 0 Will and Executor Supreme Court