Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Creditor dispute Texas
Tracy v. Talmage 14 N.Y. 162 1856 0 New York
Travis v. Morrison 28 Ala. 494 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Robinson v. Varnell 16 Tex. 382 1856 0 Contract dispute Texas
Matter of Coates 3 Abb. Ct. App. 231 1856 1 New York
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Miller v. Jones' Adm'r 29 Ala. 174 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Wells v. Fletcher 17 Ark. 581 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Bomford v. Grimes 17 Ark. 567 1856 0 Recovery for medical services rendered to enslaved person Arkansas
Lindsay v. Wayland 17 Ark. 385 1856 0 "Defective property" dispute Arkansas
Mooney v. Brinkley 17 Ark. 340 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Abraham v. Wilkins 17 Ark. 292 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Dobbin v. Hubbard 17 Ark. 189 1856 0 Debt recovery Arkansas
Splawn v. Martin 17 Ark. 146 1856 0 Fraud dispute Arkansas
Ross v. Davis 17 Ark. 113 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Price v. Notrebe's Heir 17 Ark. 45 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Pryor v. Ryburn 16 Ark. 671 1856 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Crabtree v. McDaniel 17 Ark. 222 1856 0 Adverse posession of enslaved person Arkansas
Machin v. Thompson 17 Ark. 199 1856 0 Limitation act Arkansas