Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hines v. Gordon 2 Hay. & Haz. 222 1856 0 District of Columbia
Taylor v. Boulware 17 Tex. 74 1856 0 Texas
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Arkansas
Fralick v. Presley 29 Ala. 457 1856 0 Alabama
Cornish v. Keesee 17 Ark. 391 1856 0 Arkansas
Baker v. Johnson 16 Tex. 133 1856 0 Texas
Phillips v. Murphy 49 N.C. 45 1856 0 North Carolina
Reynolds v. Lansford 16 Tex. 286 1856 0 Texas
Carroll v. Hancock 48 N.C. 471 1856 0 North Carolina
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Arkansas
Vaugine v. Taylor 18 Ark. 65 1856 1 Arkansas
Brown, Bros. v. Bank of Mississippi 31 Miss. 454 1856 1 Mississippi
State v. Fox 25 N.J.L. 566 1856 1 New Jersey
May's Heirs v. May's Adm'r. 28 Ala. 141 1856 0 Alabama
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Elcan's Adm'r v. Lancasterian School 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 53 1856 1 Virginia
McManus v. Carmichael 3 Iowa 1 1856 1 Iowa
Davis' Adm'rs v. Mead 54 Va. 118 1856 1 Virginia
Oden v. Windley 55 N.C. 440 1856 0 North Carolina
People v. Diaz 6 Cal. 248 1856 1 California