Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Peralta v. Castro 6 Cal. 354 1856 1 California
Bevan v. Byrd 48 N.C. 397 1856 1 North Carolina
Stow v. Bozeman's Executors 29 Ala. 397 1856 1 Alabama
Ryan v. Dayton 25 Conn. 188 1856 1 Connecticut
Sémère v. Sémère 12 La. Ann. 681 1856 0 Louisiana
Phipps v. Tarpley 31 Miss. 433 1856 1 Mississippi
Brown v. Fifield 4 Mich. 322 1856 1 Michigan
Gee v. Gee 32 Miss. 190 1856 1 Mississippi
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Mesick v. Sunderland 6 Cal. 297 1856 1 California
State v. Rand 33 N.H. 216 1856 1 New Hampshire
Hatton's Adm'rs v. Jordan 29 Ala. 266 1856 1 Alabama
Gadsden v. Raysor 43 S.C.L. 276 1856 1 South Carolina
Johnson v. Murphy 17 Tex. 216 1856 0 Texas
United States v. Durkee 25 F. Cas. 941 1856 1 United States
Bell & Co. v. Thomas 2 Iowa 384 1856 1 Iowa
Provan v. Percy 11 La. Ann. 179 1856 0 Louisiana
Saufley v. Jackson 16 Tex. 579 1856 0 Texas
McCloskey v. Cyphert 27 Pa. 220 1856 1 Pennsylvania