Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fiser v. Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad 32 Miss. 359 1856 1 Mississippi
Adwell v. Commonwealth 56 Ky. 310 1856 1 Kentucky
Ryan v. Dayton 25 Conn. 188 1856 1 Connecticut
Lusk v. Lewis 32 Miss. 297 1856 1 Mississippi
Stewart v. Richardson 32 Miss. 313 1856 1 Mississippi
United States v. Gideon 1 Minn. 292 1856 1 Minnesota
Peralta v. Castro 6 Cal. 354 1856 1 California
Brown v. Fifield 4 Mich. 322 1856 1 Michigan
Rankin v. Harper 23 Mo. 579 1856 1 Missouri
Franklin v. State 29 Ala. 14 1856 1 Alabama
Doe on the demise of Newlin v. Osborne 49 N.C. 157 1856 1 North Carolina
Hamilton v. Moore 32 Miss. 625 1856 1 Mississippi
Miller v. Leflore 32 Miss. 634 1856 1 Mississippi
Bacon v. Ventress 32 Miss. 158 1856 1 Mississippi
Bell & Co. v. Thomas 2 Iowa 384 1856 1 Iowa
Penley v. Waterhouse 3 Iowa 418 1856 1 Iowa
Hatton's Adm'rs v. Jordan 29 Ala. 266 1856 1 Alabama
Larey v. Beazley 30 S.C. Eq. 119 1856 1 South Carolina
Cason v. Cason 31 Miss. 578 1856 1 Mississippi
Ruff v. Smith 31 Miss. 59 1856 1 Mississippi