Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Massie v. Greenhow's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 255 1856 1 Virginia
City of St. Louis v. Alexander 23 Mo. 483 1856 1 Missouri
Nelson v. Jennings 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 369 1856 1 Virginia
Dorsey v. Dorsey 9 Md. 31 1856 1 Maryland
Owings v. Jones 9 Md. 108 1856 1 Maryland
Postlewait v. Howes 3 Iowa 365 1856 1 Iowa
Tazewell's Ex'or v. Whittle's Adm'r 54 Va. 329 1856 1 Virginia
Pierce v. Emery 32 N.H. 484 1856 1 New Hampshire
Cribbins v. Markwood 54 Va. 495 1856 1 Virginia
Ritchie v. Dorland 6 Cal. 33 1856 1 California
Lane's Adm'r v. Eggleston's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 225 1856 1 Virginia
Smith's Ex'or v. Britton 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 124 1856 1 Virginia
Babb v. Harrison 30 S.C. Eq. 111 1856 1 South Carolina
Gilkeson v. Frederick Justices 54 Va. 577 1856 1 Virginia
Brown, Bros. v. Bank of Mississippi 31 Miss. 454 1856 1 Mississippi
Vaugine v. Taylor 18 Ark. 65 1856 1 Arkansas
Ex parte Robinson 20 F. Cas. 965 1856 1 United States
Elcan's Adm'r v. Lancasterian School 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 53 1856 1 Virginia
Ex parte Des Rochers 7 F. Cas. 537 1856 1 United States
State v. Fox 25 N.J.L. 566 1856 1 New Jersey