Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Bell & Co. v. Thomas 2 Iowa 384 1856 1 Iowa
Pratt v. McHatton 11 La. Ann. 260 1856 0 Louisiana
Beatty v. Dufief 11 La. Ann. 74 1856 0 Louisiana
Matheson’s Heirs v. Hearin 29 Ala. 210 1856 0 Alabama
Willis v. Cadenhead 28 Ala. 472 1856 0 Alabama
Taylor v. Boulware 17 Tex. 74 1856 0 Texas
Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest 54 Va. 257 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Spears v. Shropshire 11 La. Ann. 559 1856 0 Louisiana
Calvit v. Mulhollan 11 La. Ann. 681 1856 0 Louisiana
Wallace v. Burden 17 Tex. 467 1856 0 Texas
Barwick v. Wood 48 N.C. 306 1856 0 North Carolina
Jessup v. Johnston 48 N.C. 335 1856 0 North Carolina
Jordan v. Roach 32 Miss. 481 1856 0 Mississippi
Gulledge v. Berry 31 Miss. 346 1856 0 Mississippi
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Evans v. Mills 16 Tex. 196 1856 0 Texas
Bryan v. Watson 20 Ga. 480 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Peyton v. Richards 11 La. Ann. 62 1856 0 Louisiana
Gilliam v. Underwood 56 N.C. 100 1856 0 North Carolina
Kesler v. Robson 16 Tex. 119 1856 0 Texas