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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. King 12 La. Ann. 593 1857 0 Murder, excecution, retroactivity Louisiana
Knox v. Thompson 12 La. Ann. 114 1857 0 Breach of contract, recovery of damages, specific performance Louisiana
Ex parte Howard 30 Ala. 43 1857 0 Indictment for homicide of enslaved person Alabama
Reed v. Crocker 12 La. Ann. 436 1857 0 Wills, property, forced heirs Louisiana
State v. Kitty 12 La. Ann. 805 1857 0 False confessions, murder, criminal law Louisiana
Smith v. Johnson 21 Ga. 386 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia
Barry v. Kimball 12 La. Ann. 372 1857 0 Death of enslaved person, negligence, warranty, sales Louisiana
Voorhies v. DeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 864 1857 0 Creditor's rights, property, inheritance, successions Louisiana
Newell v. Newell 34 Miss. 385 1857 0 Replevin to recover slaves Mississippi
Trammell v. Trammell 20 Tex. 406 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Williamson v. Downs 34 Miss. 402 1857 0 Anticipation of surplus of mortgaged property Mississippi
Manly v. Kidd 33 Miss. 141 1857 0 Right to slaves in possession of claimants Mississippi
Daret v. Gray 12 La. Ann. 394 1857 0 Runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Cain v. State 18 Tex. 387 1857 0 Attempt to entice a slave away Texas
Jones v. Walkup 37 Tenn. 135 1857 0 Tennessee
Wheeler v. State 23 Ga. 292 1857 0 Indictment for stealing slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hooper v. Moore 50 N.C. 130 1857 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Leary v. Nash 56 N.C. 356 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Morris v. Rippy 49 N.C. 533 1857 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Harrison v. Bowe 56 N.C. 478 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina