Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Louis v. Richard 12 La. Ann. 684 1856 0 Sales, usufruct, property Louisiana
Hatton's Adm'rs v. Jordan 29 Ala. 266 1856 1 Alabama
Rankin v. Harper 23 Mo. 579 1856 1 Missouri
McNeilly v. Patchin 23 Mo. 40 1856 1 Missouri
Stokes v. Forman 12 La. Ann. 671 1856 0 Sale of enslaved person, mortgages, seizure Louisiana
Gadsden v. Raysor 43 S.C.L. 276 1856 1 South Carolina
Lyons v. Andrews 12 La. Ann. 685 1856 0 Tutorship, property, fraud Louisiana
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Peralta v. Castro 6 Cal. 354 1856 1 California
Larey v. Beazley 30 S.C. Eq. 119 1856 1 South Carolina
Ryan v. Dayton 25 Conn. 188 1856 1 Connecticut
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Adwell v. Commonwealth 56 Ky. 310 1856 1 Kentucky
Burgess v. Lovengood 55 N.C. 457 1856 1 North Carolina
Mesick v. Sunderland 6 Cal. 297 1856 1 California
Brown v. Fifield 4 Mich. 322 1856 1 Michigan
Franklin v. State 29 Ala. 14 1856 1 Alabama
Griffing v. Routh 11 La. Ann. 135 1856 0 Murder, runaway enslaved person, negligence Louisiana
Bell & Co. v. Thomas 2 Iowa 384 1856 1 Iowa
Gautt v. Gautt 12 La. Ann. 673 1856 0 Sales of enslaved persons, consideration, prescription Louisiana