Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nelson v. Jennings 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 369 1856 1 Virginia
Ex parte Robinson 20 F. Cas. 965 1856 1 United States
Postlewait v. Howes 3 Iowa 365 1856 1 Iowa
Owings v. Jones 9 Md. 108 1856 1 Maryland
Ex parte Des Rochers 7 F. Cas. 537 1856 1 United States
Danforth v. Laney 28 Ala. 274 1856 1 Alabama
Cribbins v. Markwood 54 Va. 495 1856 1 Virginia
McManus v. Carmichael 3 Iowa 1 1856 1 Iowa
McFarland v. Hall 17 Tex. 676 1856 1 Texas
City of St. Louis v. Alexander 23 Mo. 483 1856 1 Missouri
Hyatt v. Pugsley 23 Barb. 285 1856 1 New York
Gilkeson v. Frederick Justices 54 Va. 577 1856 1 Virginia
Elcan's Adm'r v. Lancasterian School 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 53 1856 1 Virginia
Johnson v. Brook 31 Miss. 17 1856 1 Mississippi
Bevans v. McGlocklin 9 Md. 476 1856 1 Maryland
Liggat v. Hart 23 Mo. 127 1856 1 Missouri
Berry v. Griffin 10 Md. 27 1856 1 Maryland
Smith's Ex'or v. Britton 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 124 1856 1 Virginia
Ritchie v. Dorland 6 Cal. 33 1856 1 California
State v. Fuller 33 N.H. 259 1856 1 New Hampshire