Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sartor v. Branch Bank at Montgomery 29 Ala. 353 1856 1 Alabama
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Machem v. Machem 28 Ala. 374 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Wallace v. Nelson 28 Ala. 282 1856 1 Alabama
State v. Jim 48 N.C. 348 1856 0 Indictment for assault on a white woman North Carolina
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Title dispute Arkansas
Hickerson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 1087 1856 0 Assault and Battery against a slave, Neusiance United States
Waters v. Tazewell 9 Md. 291 1856 0 Maryland
Smith v. Dunwoody 19 Ga. 237 1856 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Park v. Tennille 20 Ga. 111 1856 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Adams 29 Ala. 433 1856 1 Alabama
Trammell v. Thurmond 17 Ark. 203 1856 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Kirkman, Abernathy & Hanna v. Benham 28 Ala. 501 1856 1 Alabama
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Security bond dispute Arkansas
Arnold v. McNeill 17 Ark. 179 1856 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Bumgardner v. Taylor 28 Ala. 687 1856 1 Alabama
Kendrick v. Whitfield 20 Ga. 379 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Booker v. Booker 20 Ga. 777 1856 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Shivers v. Latimer 20 Ga. 737 1856 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia