Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United Geophysical Co. v. Vela 231 F.2d 816 1956 1 United States
Woolard v. Smith 244 N.C. 489 1956 1 North Carolina
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Wolfe 243 N.C. 469 1956 1 North Carolina
Breaux v. Laird 230 La. 221 1956 1 Louisiana
Newman v. Smith 226 Miss. 465 1956 1 Mississippi
Nash v. Nash 38 Ala. App. 682 1956 1 Alabama
Abraham v. Abraham 87 So. 2d 735 1956 1 Louisiana
Gladney v. Webre 230 La. 175 1956 1 Louisiana
Holden v. State 226 Miss. 726 1956 1 Mississippi
Reed v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. 228 Miss. 121 1956 1 Mississippi
Breaux v. Laird 88 So. 2d 33 1956 1 Louisiana
Abraham v. Abraham 230 La. 78 1956 1 Louisiana
Holloway v. State 38 Ala. App. 434 1956 1 Alabama
Sowell v. Sowell 212 Ga. 351 1956 1 Georgia
Winsberg v. Winsberg 87 So. 2d 362 1956 1 Louisiana
Griffin v. Springer 244 N.C. 95 1956 1 North Carolina
Farmer v. State 201 Tenn. 107 1956 1 Tennessee
Cunningham v. Townsend 291 S.W.2d 438 1956 1 Texas
Cole v. Enterprise Funeral Home 228 Miss. 652 1956 1 Mississippi
Armstrong v. Armstrong 350 U.S. 568 1956 1 United States