Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Gordon v. Wilson 49 N.C. 64 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Soggins v. Heard 31 Miss. 426 1856 0 Statute of frauds in relation to trust executed on slaves Mississippi
West v. Sloan 56 N.C. 102 1856 0 Trusts North Carolina
Carter v. Streator 49 N.C. 62 1856 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Bob v. State 29 Ala. 20 1856 0 Assault & battery by enslaved person Alabama
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Dispute of Will Alabama
Cabaniss v. Clark 31 Miss. 423 1856 0 Property of slave in co-ownership/partnership Mississippi
Miller v. Jones' Adm'r 29 Ala. 174 1856 0 Detinue Alabama
Henderson v. Winchester 31 Miss. 290 1856 0 Execution levied on slaves Mississippi
Judge of Probate v. Alexander 31 Miss. 297 1856 0 Who title of issue goes to in case of enslaved woman bequeathed via a will Mississippi
Work v. Harper 31 Miss. 107 1856 0 Enforcement of judgment through execution levied on slave Mississippi
Horton v. Sledge 29 Ala. 478 1856 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Beeson v. Wiley, Banks & Co. 28 Ala. 575 1856 0 Trial to determine property ownership Alabama
Tune v. Cooper 36 Tenn. 296 1856 0 Tennessee