Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gwynn v. Hamilton's Adm'r 29 Ala. 233 1856 0 Alabama
State v. Randolph 22 Mo. 474 1856 1 Missouri
D'Ivernois v. Leavitt 23 Barb. 63 1856 1 New York
Partridge v. Forsyth 29 Ala. 200 1856 1 Alabama
Kern v. Burnham 28 Ala. 428 1856 1 Alabama
Desha's Exrs. v. Robinson 17 Ark. 228 1856 1 Arkansas
Newberry's Administrator v. Newberry's Distributees 28 Ala. 691 1856 1 Alabama
Robinson v. Varnell 16 Tex. 382 1856 0 Texas
Tillinghast v. Champlin 4 R.I. 173 1856 1 Rhode Island
Lawler v. Norris 28 Ala. 675 1856 1 Alabama
Field's Heirs v. Goldsby 28 Ala. 218 1856 1 Alabama
Moore v. Francis 17 Tex. 28 1856 0 Texas
Kirkman, Abernathy & Hanna v. Benham 28 Ala. 501 1856 1 Alabama
Low v. Adams 6 Cal. 277 1856 1 California
Martin v. State 29 Ala. 30 1856 1 Alabama
Charles v. Dubose 29 Ala. 367 1856 1 Alabama
Young v. Fuller 29 Ala. 464 1856 1 Alabama
Succession of Fletcher v. Decoudreau 11 La. Ann. 59 1856 0 Louisiana
Williams v. Hill, McLane, & Co. 60 U.S. 246 1856 1 United States
Lea v. White 36 Tenn. 111 1856 0 Tennessee