Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lambert v. King 12 La. Ann. 662 1856 0 Contracts, mistreatment of enslaved persons Louisiana
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Boyden v. Lancaster 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 198 1856 1 Virginia
Fox v. Sandford 36 Tenn. 36 1856 1 Tennessee
Martin v. Jackson 27 Pa. 504 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi
Tinnin v. Price 31 Miss. 422 1856 0 Evidence in recovery of slaves Mississippi
Friley v. White 31 Miss. 442 1856 0 Husbands right to enslaved woman belonging to wife Mississippi
Marlow v. Johnson 31 Miss. 128 1856 0 Equity of redemption in deed of trust Mississippi
Sam v. State 31 Miss. 480 1856 0 Seeking new trial for enslaved man indicted for murder Mississippi
Greenwade v. Mills 31 Miss. 464 1856 0 Prosecution for theft of a slave Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 631 1856 0 Trial of enslaved man for attempted rape Mississippi
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 How illegal condition affects a contract Mississippi
Work v. Harper 31 Miss. 107 1856 0 Enforcement of judgment through execution levied on slave 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
Henderson v. Winchester 31 Miss. 290 1856 0 Execution levied on slaves Mississippi
Cabaniss v. Clark 31 Miss. 423 1856 0 Property of slave in co-ownership/partnership Mississippi
Carter v. Streator 49 N.C. 62 1856 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
West v. Sloan 56 N.C. 102 1856 0 Trusts North Carolina
Gordon v. Wilson 49 N.C. 64 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina