Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kirkman, Abernathy & Hanna v. Benham 28 Ala. 501 1856 1 Alabama
Anthony v. State 29 Ala. 27 1856 0 Alabama
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Mississippi
Shaw v. White 28 Ala. 637 1856 1 Alabama
Tifield v. Adams 3 Iowa 487 1856 1 Iowa
Smith v. Dunwoody 19 Ga. 237 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hunter v. Davis 19 Ga. 413 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Akin v. Anderson 19 Ga. 229 1856 0 Georgia
White v. Dinkins 19 Ga. 285 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Marshall v. Crow's Adm'r 29 Ala. 278 1856 1 Alabama
Savage v. Jackson 19 Ga. 305 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Denson v. Patton 19 Ga. 577 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Nolan v. Chambers 19 Ga. 503 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wallace v. Nelson 28 Ala. 282 1856 1 Alabama
Christian v. Yancey 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 240 1856 0 Special Ct of Appeals VA
Peralta v. Castro 6 Cal. 354 1856 1 California
Ryan v. Dayton 25 Conn. 188 1856 1 Connecticut
Sartor v. Branch Bank at Montgomery 29 Ala. 353 1856 1 Alabama
Ex parte Banks 28 Ala. 28 1856 1 Alabama
Tillinghast v. Champlin 4 R.I. 173 1856 1 Rhode Island