Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Akin v. Anderson 19 Ga. 229 1856 0 Georgia
White v. Dinkins 19 Ga. 285 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hooker v. Johnson 6 Fla. 730 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL
Pollard v. Scears' Adm'r. 28 Ala. 484 1856 0 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
Kent v. Bottoms 56 N.C. 69 1856 0 North Carolina
Nolan v. Chambers 19 Ga. 503 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Miltenberger v. Elam 11 La. Ann. 667 1856 0 Louisiana
Mercein v. Burton 17 Tex. 206 1856 0 Texas
Hayes v. Clarke 12 La. Ann. 666 1856 0 Louisiana
Chamberlain & Co. v. Masterson 29 Ala. 299 1856 1 Alabama
Marshall v. Crow's Adm'r 29 Ala. 278 1856 1 Alabama
Gwynn v. Setzer 48 N.C. 382 1856 0 North Carolina
Phillips v. Murphy 49 N.C. 45 1856 0 North Carolina
Simpson v. Morris 48 N.C. 411 1856 0 North Carolina
McKnight v. Wilson 55 N.C. 491 1856 0 North Carolina
Patton v. Patton 55 N.C. 494 1856 0 North Carolina
Taylor v. Yarbrough 54 Va. 183 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Joe v. State 6 Fla. 591 1856 0 Supreme Court of FL