Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fox v. Sandford 36 Tenn. 36 1856 1 Tennessee
Lacey v. Davis & McFarren 4 Mich. 140 1856 1 Michigan
Boyden v. Lancaster 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 198 1856 1 Virginia
Baker v. Gregory 28 Ala. 544 1856 1 Alabama
Field's Heirs v. Goldsby 28 Ala. 218 1856 1 Alabama
Kern v. Burnham 28 Ala. 428 1856 1 Alabama
Lexington Life, Fire & Marine Insurance v. Page & Richardson 56 Ky. 412 1856 1 Kentucky
Lawler v. Norris 28 Ala. 675 1856 1 Alabama
Newberry's Administrator v. Newberry's Distributees 28 Ala. 691 1856 1 Alabama
Thompson v. State 28 Ala. 12 1856 1 Alabama
Stryker v. Vanderbilt 25 N.J.L. 482 1856 1 New Jersey
Mills v. Ashe 16 Tex. 295 1856 1 Texas
Page v. Naglee 6 Cal. 241 1856 1 California
Russell v. Little 28 Ala. 160 1856 1 Alabama
Davis v. Carroll 11 La. Ann. 705 1856 1 Louisiana
Nickley v. Thomas 22 Barb. 652 1856 1 New York
Kirkman, Abernathy & Hanna v. Benham 28 Ala. 501 1856 1 Alabama
Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson 29 Ala. 299 1856 1 Alabama
Branch Bank v. Windham 31 Miss. 317 1856 1 Mississippi
People ex rel. Debenetti v. Clerk of New York Marine Court 3 Abb. Pr. 309 1856 1 New York