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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Van Vacter v. M'Willie 31 Miss. 563 1856 0 Right to posession of trust estate Mississippi
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
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
Tracy v. Talmage 14 N.Y. 162 1856 0 New York
Dunlap v. Robinson 28 Ala. 100 1856 0 Life estate in Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Robinson v. Varnell 16 Tex. 382 1856 0 Contract dispute Texas
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Scott v. State 31 Miss. 473 1856 0 Indictment for the cruel or unusual punishment of enslaved man Mississippi
Andrews v. Andrews 28 Ala. 432 1856 0 Specific Performance for Post-Nuptual Agreement Alabama
Hawthorne v. Brown 35 Tenn. 462 1856 0 Tennessee
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi
Clark v. Hull 31 Miss. 520 1856 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Parker v. Stovall 31 Miss. 446 1856 0 Recovery of slave levied upon Mississippi
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Trespass action for the tortious taking of plaintiff's slaves Mississippi
Brooks v. Cook 20 Ga. 87 1856 0 Action for value of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia