Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cox v. Cox 36 Tenn. 81 1856 1 Tennessee
Boyden v. Lancaster 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 198 1856 1 Virginia
Lawrence v. Senter 36 Tenn. 52 1856 1 Tennessee
O'Byrne v. Clagett 9 Md. 512 1856 0 Maryland
Martin v. Jackson 27 Pa. 504 1856 1 Pennsylvania
Trieber v. Blocher 10 Md. 14 1856 0 Maryland
Long v. Wright 48 N.C. 290 1856 0 North Carolina
Elliott v. Pool 56 N.C. 17 1856 0 North Carolina
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Arkansas
McDaniel v. Strohecker 19 Ga. 432 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Terry v. Wooding 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 178 1856 1 Virginia
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Civil Ohio
Judge of Probate v. Alexander 31 Miss. 297 1856 0 Mississippi
Soggins v. Heard 31 Miss. 426 1856 0 Mississippi
Harwell v. Fitts 20 Ga. 723 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Tracy v. Talmage 14 N.Y. 162 1856 0 New York
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Mississippi
Pringle v. Hunt 31 Miss. 351 1856 0 Mississippi
Matter of Coates 3 Abb. Ct. App. 231 1856 1 New York