Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shackelford v. Newbill 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 232 1856 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Gibson v. Carrell 54 Va. 136 1856 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Raney v. Heath 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 206 1856 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Wheatley v. Abbott 32 Miss. 343 1856 0 Whether an enslaved woman was gifted from one party to another Mississippi
Maxwell v. Craft 32 Miss. 307 1856 0 Distribution of estate Mississippi
Mastin v. Cullom & Co. 28 Ala. 670 1856 0 Assumpsit to recover fees Alabama
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi
Lambert v. King 12 La. Ann. 662 1856 0 Contracts, mistreatment of enslaved persons Louisiana
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Contingencies in will Mississippi
Henderson v. Segars 28 Ala. 352 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Baxter v. Stewart 36 Tenn. 213 1856 0 Tennessee
Upchurch v. Darnall 35 Tenn. 443 1856 0 Tennessee
Coppedge v. Threadgill 35 Tenn. 577 1856 0 Tennessee
Wells v. Bransford 28 Ala. 200 1856 0 Application of Probate of Will for Married Person Alabama
Kelly v. McCaw 29 Ala. 227 1856 0 Action for damages Alabama
Drew v. Clemmons 55 N.C. 312 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 631 1856 0 Trial of enslaved man for attempted rape Mississippi
Williams v. Newberry 32 Miss. 256 1856 0 Trespass action for the tortious taking of plaintiff's slaves Mississippi