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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shaw v. McBride 56 N.C. 173 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
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
Redding v. Allen 56 N.C. 358 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ireland v. Foust 56 N.C. 498 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Creditors of Spicer v. Spicer 21 Ga. 200 1857 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Bowman v. Long 23 Ga. 242 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Wheeler v. State 23 Ga. 292 1857 0 Indictment for stealing slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Exum v. Canty 34 Miss. 533 1857 0 Disposition of property in will Mississippi
Dowd v. White 34 Miss. 510 1857 0 Rights of specific legatee of slaves Mississippi
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Redemption of slaves held under mortgage Mississippi
Lindsey v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 432 1857 0 Liability of vendor of enslaved man at auction for representation of bidders Mississippi
Brown v. Kidd 34 Miss. 291 1857 0 Satisfaction of execution of levy of personal estate Mississippi
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Jurisdiction of probate court Mississippi
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Importation of slaves uncertified for sale Mississippi
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Construction of written agreement Mississippi
Henderson v. Touchstone 22 Ga. 1 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Fox v. Matthews 33 Miss. 433 1857 0 Verbal sale of slaves in Louisina Mississippi
Olive v. Walton 33 Miss. 103 1857 0 How separate estate of wife descends Mississippi
Phipps v. Morton 33 Miss. 211 1857 0 Recovery of an enslaved woman Mississippi