Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gibson v. Soper 72 Mass. 279 1856 1 Massachusetts
Brown, Bros. v. Bank of Mississippi 31 Miss. 454 1856 1 Mississippi
Hyatt v. Pugsley 23 Barb. 285 1856 1 New York
Massie v. Greenhow's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 255 1856 1 Virginia
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Arkansas
Slaughter v. Commonwealth 54 Va. 767 1856 1 Virginia
Cullen v. O’Hara 4 Mich. 132 1856 1 Michigan
Williams v. State 32 Miss. 389 1856 1 Mississippi
Marsh v. Mississippi 30 Miss. 627 1856 1 Mississippi
People v. Diaz 6 Cal. 248 1856 1 California
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Marberry 35 Tenn. 603 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland
Scaggs v. Baltimore & Washington Rail Road 10 Md. 268 1856 0 Maryland
Bell v. Jones 10 Md. 322 1856 0 Maryland
Cribbins v. Markwood 54 Va. 495 1856 1 Virginia
Wampler v. Wampler 9 Md. 540 1856 0 Maryland
State v. Fox 25 N.J.L. 566 1856 1 New Jersey
Grant v. Moseley 29 Ala. 302 1856 0 Alabama