Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Watt v. Johnson 49 N.C. 190 1856 1 North Carolina
Gadsden v. Raysor 43 S.C.L. 276 1856 1 South Carolina
Saufley v. Jackson 16 Tex. 579 1856 0 Texas
McCloskey v. Cyphert 27 Pa. 220 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Doty v. Moore 16 Tex. 591 1856 0 Texas
McNeilly v. Patchin 23 Mo. 40 1856 1 Missouri
United States v. Durkee 25 F. Cas. 941 1856 1 United States
State v. Judge of the Fourth District Court of New Orleans 11 La. Ann. 696 1856 0 Louisiana
Brack v. Wood 11 La. Ann. 512 1856 0 Louisiana
Ryan v. Dayton 25 Conn. 188 1856 1 Connecticut
Larey v. Beazley 30 S.C. Eq. 119 1856 1 South Carolina
Bell & Co. v. Thomas 2 Iowa 384 1856 1 Iowa
Hatton's Adm'rs v. Jordan 29 Ala. 266 1856 1 Alabama
Doe on the demise of Newlin v. Osborne 49 N.C. 157 1856 1 North Carolina
Sémère v. Sémère 12 La. Ann. 681 1856 0 Louisiana
State v. Rand 33 N.H. 216 1856 1 New Hampshire
Bacon v. Ventress 32 Miss. 158 1856 1 Mississippi
Provan v. Percy 11 La. Ann. 179 1856 0 Louisiana
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Stow v. Bozeman's Executors 29 Ala. 397 1856 1 Alabama