Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Gideon 1 Minn. 292 1856 1 Minnesota
Adwell v. Commonwealth 56 Ky. 310 1856 1 Kentucky
Wood v. Hardy 11 La. Ann. 760 1856 0 Louisiana
Solibellas v. Consolidated Ass'n 11 La. Ann. 682 1856 0 Louisiana
Heirs of Henderson v. Rost 11 La. Ann. 541 1856 0 Louisiana
Kathman v. City of New Orleans 11 La. Ann. 457 1856 0 Louisiana
Henriette v. Heirs of Barnes 11 La. Ann. 453 1856 0 Louisiana
Laycock v. Davidson 11 La. Ann. 328 1856 0 Louisiana
Barnes v. Crandell 11 La. Ann. 119 1856 0 Louisiana
Bermudez ex rel. Wright v. Union Bank 11 La. Ann. 64 1856 0 Louisiana
Sharp v. Maxwell 30 Miss. 589 1856 0 Mississippi
Watkins v. Adams 32 Miss. 333 1856 0 Mississippi
Andrews v. Brumfield 32 Miss. 107 1856 0 Mississippi
Bacon v. Ventress 32 Miss. 158 1856 1 Mississippi
Doe on the demise of Newlin v. Osborne 49 N.C. 157 1856 1 North Carolina
Hatton's Adm'rs v. Jordan 29 Ala. 266 1856 1 Alabama
Sadler v. Sadler 16 Ark. 628 1856 0 Arkansas
Martin v. Nash 31 Miss. 324 1856 1 Mississippi
Campbell v. Webster 31 Miss. 345 1856 0 Mississippi
Gulledge v. Berry 31 Miss. 346 1856 0 Mississippi