Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
West v. Sloan 56 N.C. 102 1856 0 North Carolina
Kirkman, Abernathy & Hanna v. Benham 28 Ala. 501 1856 1 Alabama
Andrews v. Brumfield 32 Miss. 107 1856 0 Mississippi
Watkins v. Adams 32 Miss. 333 1856 0 Mississippi
Sharp v. Maxwell 30 Miss. 589 1856 0 Mississippi
Mosser v. Mosser 29 Ala. 313 1856 0 Alabama
Bryan v. Watson 20 Ga. 480 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Reese v. Kirk 29 Ala. 406 1856 1 Alabama
Low v. Adams 6 Cal. 277 1856 1 California
Roper v. Roper 29 Ala. 247 1856 0 Alabama
People ex rel. Debennetti v. Clerk of Marine Court 3 Abb. Ct. App. 491 1856 1 New York
People ex rel. Debenetti v. Clerk of New York Marine Court 3 Abb. Pr. 309 1856 1 New York
Jones v. Sterns 28 Ala. 677 1856 0 Alabama
Kelly v. McCaw 29 Ala. 227 1856 0 Alabama
Waters v. Tazewell 9 Md. 291 1856 0 Maryland
Warren v. Davis 42 Me. 343 1856 1 Maine
Parker v. Stovall 31 Miss. 446 1856 0 Mississippi
Clark v. Hull 31 Miss. 520 1856 0 Mississippi
Scott v. State 31 Miss. 473 1856 0 Mississippi
Van Vacter v. M'Willie 31 Miss. 563 1856 0 Mississippi