Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Martel v. Martel 17 Tex. 391 1856 1 Texas
Mesick v. Sunderland 6 Cal. 297 1856 1 California
Bevan v. Byrd 48 N.C. 397 1856 1 North Carolina
Houston v. Crutcher 31 Miss. 51 1856 1 Mississippi
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Burgess v. Lovengood 55 N.C. 457 1856 1 North Carolina
Watt v. Johnson 49 N.C. 190 1856 1 North Carolina
Botters v. Edrington 30 Miss. 580 1856 1 Mississippi
Richards v. Patterson 30 Miss. 583 1856 1 Mississippi
Ramsay v. Woodard 48 N.C. 508 1856 1 North Carolina
Evans v. Carey 29 Ala. 99 1856 1 Alabama
Stow v. Bozeman's Executors 29 Ala. 397 1856 1 Alabama
Johnson v. Murphy 17 Tex. 216 1856 0 Texas
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Dunkle v. Renick 6 Ohio St. 527 1856 1 Ohio
Provan v. Percy 11 La. Ann. 179 1856 0 Louisiana
McNeilly v. Patchin 23 Mo. 40 1856 1 Missouri
Brack v. Wood 11 La. Ann. 512 1856 0 Louisiana
State v. Judge of the Fourth District Court of New Orleans 11 La. Ann. 696 1856 0 Louisiana
Saufley v. Jackson 16 Tex. 579 1856 0 Texas