Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Laycock v. Bird 13 La. Ann. 173 1858 0 Sales, donations in disguise, statutory interpretation Louisiana
State v. Henderson 13 La. Ann. 489 1858 0 Capital punishment, stabbing by enslaved person Louisiana
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
Griffin v. Wall 32 Ala. 149 1858 1 Alabama
Lusk v. Church 13 La. Ann. 360 1858 0 Warranty of enslaved person, runaway enslaved person, redhibition Louisiana
State v. White 13 La. Ann. 573 1858 0 Murder, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
Matthews v. Matthews 13 La. Ann. 197 1858 0 Legacies, estates, wills, usufructs Louisiana
Summers v. United States Insurance, Annuity & Trust Co. 13 La. Ann. 504 1858 0 Life insurance policy Louisiana
State v. Thompson 13 La. Ann. 515 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Noble v. Walker 32 Ala. 456 1858 1 Alabama
Couch v. Atkinson 32 Ala. 633 1858 1 Alabama
Chaffe v. Steamboat St. Charles 13 La. Ann. 415 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Harper v. Pierce 13 La. Ann. 340 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, contracts, fraud Louisiana
Owen v. Brown 13 La. Ann. 201 1858 0 Interrogatories, recovery for loss of enslaved person, torts Louisiana
Hibler v. McCartney 31 Ala. 501 1858 1 Alabama
Steele v. McTyer's Adm'r 31 Ala. 667 1858 1 Alabama
Thorpe v. Shghi 33 Ala. 330 1858 1 Alabama
McKenzie v. Hunt & Andrews 32 Ala. 494 1858 1 Alabama