Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lexington Life, Fire & Marine Insurance v. Page & Richardson 56 Ky. 412 1856 1 Kentucky
Fox v. Sandford 36 Tenn. 36 1856 1 Tennessee
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 North Carolina
Terry v. Wooding 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 178 1856 1 Virginia
Corley v. State 28 Ala. 22 1856 0 Alabama
Carson v. Duffy 55 N.C. 507 1856 0 North Carolina
Lawrence v. Senter 36 Tenn. 52 1856 1 Tennessee
Vardeman v. Lawson 17 Tex. 10 1856 0 Texas
Lowe v. Carter 55 N.C. 377 1856 0 North Carolina
Johnson v. Johnson’s Administrator 23 Mo. 561 1856 1 Missouri
Chrystie v. Phyfe 22 Barb. 195 1856 1 New York
Sparkes v. Kearney 55 N.C. 481 1856 0 North Carolina
Bailey v. Wiggins 6 Del. 299 1856 1 Delaware
Seay v. Bacon 36 Tenn. 99 1856 0 Tennessee
Soggins v. Heard 31 Miss. 426 1856 0 Mississippi
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Mississippi
Rosson v. Hancock 35 Tenn. 434 1856 0 Tennessee
Cheek v. Wheatley 35 Tenn. 484 1856 0 Tennessee
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Nichols v. Cheairs 36 Tenn. 229 1856 0 Tennessee