Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sarah v. State 18 Ark. 114 1856 0 Arkansas
Gillespie's Adm'r v. Burleson 28 Ala. 551 1856 0 Alabama
Work v. Harper 31 Miss. 107 1856 0 Mississippi
Bomford v. Grimes 17 Ark. 567 1856 0 Arkansas
Bennett v. Terrill 20 Ga. 83 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Andrews v. Jones 32 Miss. 274 1856 0 Mississippi
Mooney v. Brinkley 17 Ark. 340 1856 0 Arkansas
Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson 29 Ala. 112 1856 0 Alabama
Travis v. Morrison 28 Ala. 494 1856 0 Alabama
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Mississippi
Cooke v. Thornhill 16 Tex. 177 1856 0 Texas
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Alabama
Haughton v. Benbury 55 N.C. 337 1856 0 North Carolina
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Mississippi
Watkins v. Adams 32 Miss. 333 1856 0 Mississippi
Andrews v. Brumfield 32 Miss. 107 1856 0 Mississippi
Roberts v. Prior 20 Ga. 561 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Calvit v. Mulhollan 11 La. Ann. 681 1856 0 Louisiana
Miltenberger v. Elam 11 La. Ann. 667 1856 0 Louisiana