Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Atwood's Adm'r v. Wright 29 Ala. 346 1856 0 Alabama
Brown, Bros. v. Bank of Mississippi 31 Miss. 454 1856 1 Mississippi
Nelson v. Jennings 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 369 1856 1 Virginia
Tazewell's Ex'or v. Saunders' Ex'or 54 Va. 354 1856 1 Virginia
Lyons v. Andrews 12 La. Ann. 685 1856 0 Louisiana
Sadler v. Anderson 17 Tex. 245 1856 0 Texas
McManus v. Carmichael 3 Iowa 1 1856 1 Iowa
Carroll v. Hancock 48 N.C. 471 1856 0 North Carolina
Baxter v. Abbott 73 Mass. 71 1856 1 Massachusetts
Byrd's adm. v. Belding's heirs 18 Ark. 118 1856 0 Arkansas
Fenter v. Obaugh 17 Ark. 71 1856 0 Arkansas
Brooke v. Shacklett 54 Va. 301 1856 1 Virginia
City of St. Louis v. Alexander 23 Mo. 483 1856 1 Missouri
Miller v. Chittenden 2 Iowa 315 1856 1 Iowa
Vaugine v. Taylor 18 Ark. 65 1856 1 Arkansas
Pierce v. Cole 17 Tex. 259 1856 0 Texas
McLemore v. McClellan 17 Tex. 122 1856 0 Texas
Boyd v. McCann 10 Md. 118 1856 1 Maryland
Parish's Heirs v. Ferris 6 Ohio St. 563 1856 1 Ohio
Unger v. Price 9 Md. 552 1856 1 Maryland