Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Weir v. Brooks 17 Tex. 638 1856 0 Levy on slaves Texas
Parker v. McKelvain 17 Tex. 157 1856 0 Sale dispute Texas
Moore v. Francis 17 Tex. 28 1856 0 Suits for freedom Texas
Gaines v. Ann 17 Tex. 211 1856 0 Suit for freedom Texas
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
Hall v. Dickey 32 Miss. 208 1856 0 Validity of parol gift of enslaved woman Mississippi
Claiborne v. Tanner 18 Tex. 68 1856 0 Loan of slaves dispute Texas
West v. Sloan 56 N.C. 102 1856 0 Trusts North Carolina
Corley v. State 28 Ala. 22 1856 0 Indictment for trading with enslaved person Alabama
Carter v. Streator 49 N.C. 62 1856 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Grumbles v. Grumbles 17 Tex. 472 1856 0 Plea of limitation Texas
Anthony v. State 29 Ala. 27 1856 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for attempted murder Alabama
Cheek v. Bellows 17 Tex. 613 1856 0 Common property dispute Texas
Cole v. Cole 17 Tex. 4 1856 0 Suit for recovery of a slave Texas
Beeson v. Wiley, Banks & Co. 28 Ala. 575 1856 0 Trial to determine property ownership Alabama
Dunlap v. Robinson 28 Ala. 100 1856 0 Life estate in Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Pollard v. Scears' Adm'r. 28 Ala. 484 1856 0 Estate/credit dispute Alabama
Pearsall v. McCartney 28 Ala. 110 1856 0 Petition for bankruptcy Alabama
Lockhart v. Cameron 29 Ala. 355 1856 0 Reformation of a Deed of Gifts of Enslaved Persons Alabama