Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Powell’s Distributees v. Powell’s Legatees 30 Ala. 697 1857 0 Will & trust Louisiana
State v. Kitty 12 La. Ann. 805 1857 0 False confessions, murder, criminal law Louisiana
Spencer v. Godwin 30 Ala. 355 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Alabama
Gardner v. Boothe 31 Ala. 186 1857 0 Detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
Collins v. Barksdale 23 Ga. 602 1857 0 Private Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Reed v. Crocker 12 La. Ann. 436 1857 0 Wills, property, forced heirs Louisiana
Daret v. Gray 12 La. Ann. 394 1857 0 Runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Turner v. Smith 12 La. Ann. 417 1857 0 Emancipation, will Louisiana
Cowan v. Epes 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 520 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Daniel v. Guy 19 Ark. 121 1857 0 Action for freedom Arkansas
Thompson v. Lee 31 Ala. 292 1857 0 Recission of a contract Alabama
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Construction of clause in will Mississippi
Jones v. Smith 33 Miss. 215 1857 0 Purchase by trustee from cestue que trust Mississippi
King v. Kent's Heirs 29 Ala. 542 1857 0 Recovery Estate Sold in Orphan's Court Alabama
Morton v. Bradley 30 Ala. 683 1857 0 Action to Recover Damages for Killing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Clements v. Glass 23 Ga. 395 1857 0 Action of trover supreme Court of Georgia
Wilson's Heirs v. Wilson’s Adm’r 30 Ala. 670 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Loubière v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 210 1857 0 Heirs, promissory notes, debts, property, successions Louisiana
McCay v. Chambliss 12 La. Ann. 412 1857 0 Promissory notes, consideration, redhibition Louisiana
Williams v. Talbot 12 La. Ann. 407 1857 0 Redhibition, sale of enslaved person, damages Louisiana