Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Summers v. Bean 54 Va. 404 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Upson v. Raiford 29 Ala. 188 1856 0 Alabama
Mercein v. Burton 17 Tex. 206 1856 0 Texas
Martin v. State 28 Ala. 71 1856 0 Alabama
Barlow v. Lambert 28 Ala. 704 1856 0 Alabama
Hair v. Little 28 Ala. 236 1856 0 Alabama
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Arkansas
Andrews v. Andrews 28 Ala. 432 1856 0 Alabama
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Kesler v. Robson 16 Tex. 119 1856 0 Texas
Kelly, Timanus & Co. v. Wallace 6 Fla. 690 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Woodward v. Lurty 11 La. Ann. 280 1856 0 Louisiana
Ashley's Adm'r v. Robinson 29 Ala. 112 1856 0 Alabama
Crowell v. Skipper 6 Fla. 580 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
McDougall v. Van Brunt 6 Fla. 570 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Thornton v. Eppes 6 Fla. 546 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Miller v. Jones' Adm'r 29 Ala. 174 1856 0 Alabama
Linton v. Denham & Palmer 6 Fla. 533 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Gautt v. Gautt 12 La. Ann. 673 1856 0 Louisiana