Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McCay v. Chambliss 12 La. Ann. 412 1857 0 Promissory notes, consideration, redhibition Louisiana
Wilson v. Hendry 12 La. Ann. 244 1857 0 Mortgages, promissory notes, marital property, successions Louisiana
Jackson v. Bob 18 Ark. 399 1857 0 Petition for freedom Arkansas
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Hollomon v. Hollomon 12 La. Ann. 607 1857 0 Forced heirs, property, partition Louisiana
McRae v. Purvis, Gladden & Co. 12 La. Ann. 85 1857 0 Property, creditor's rights, fraud, Louisiana
Morris' Ex'or v. Duke's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 462 1857 0 Suit to recover legacies Special Ct of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Tift 23 Ga. 46 1857 0 slave contract Georgia
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Houston v. Bibb 50 N.C. 83 1857 0 Action of trover North Carolina
McEachin v. McRae 50 N.C. 19 1857 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Lane v. Bennett 56 N.C. 390 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bell v. Walker 50 N.C. 43 1857 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Airey v. Holmes 50 N.C. 142 1857 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Baines v. Drake 50 N.C. 153 1857 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Young v. McDaniel 50 N.C. 103 1857 0 Action for harboring a slave North Carolina
Townsend v. Hill 18 Tex. 422 1857 0 Texas
Carter v. State 20 Tex. 339 1857 0 Indictment against master for allowing slave to carry firearm Texas
Wade v. De Witt 20 Tex. 398 1857 0 Warranty dispute Texas
Johnson v. Bloodworth 12 La. Ann. 699 1857 0 Mortgages, unrecorded acts, vendor's privileges Louisiana