Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wyatt’s Adm’r v. Scott 33 Ala. 313 1858 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Wright v. Railey 13 La. Ann. 536 1858 0 Promissory notes, consideration, redhibition Louisiana
Patton v. Hamner 33 Ala. 307 1858 0 Detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
Morris v. Lewis' Executor 33 Ala. 53 1858 0 Specific Performance of Contract Alabama
Bloodgood v. Grasey 31 Ala. 575 1858 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Lockhart v. Luker 36 Miss. 68 1858 0 Adverse possession of slave by defendant Mississippi
Sheriff v. Negroes Charles 12 Md. 280 1858 0 0 Maryland
Bob v. State 32 Ala. 560 1858 0 Assualt with Intent to Kill Alabama
Hassell v. Hamilton 33 Ala. 280 1858 0 Detinue Alabama
Ward v. Reynolds 32 Ala. 384 1858 0 Assumpsit for Purchase of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Humphries v. Bradford 32 Ala. 500 1858 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Hancock v. Butler 21 Tex. 804 1858 0 Texas
Conner v. Hull 36 Miss. 424 1858 0 Issues arising from gift of an enslaved man Mississippi
Hoover v. Wells 35 Miss. 159 1858 0 Defective conveyance of slaves by wife binding on husband Mississippi
Colbert v. Daniel 32 Ala. 314 1858 0 Execution of Will, Allotment of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Mitchell v. Mitchell 35 Miss. 108 1858 0 Entitlement of wife to her separate estate consisting of money and slaves Mississippi
Dean v. Nunnally 36 Miss. 358 1858 0 Construction of will bequeathing slaves to widow Mississippi
Matthews v. Robinson 33 Ala. 320 1858 0 Action to enjoin Alabama
Carroll v. Carroll 20 Tex. 731 1858 0 Texas
McWillie v. Van Vacter 35 Miss. 428 1858 0 Jurisdiction issues Mississippi