Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Turner v. Healy 13 La. Ann. 498 1858 0 Slander, title of an enslaved person Louisiana
Lusk v. Swayze 35 Miss. 155 1858 0 Reversion of enslaved man distributed to a widow to the distributees Mississippi
Heirs of Provost v. Provost 13 La. Ann. 574 1858 0 Wills, property, Louisiana
Smith v. Chew 35 Miss. 153 1858 0 Annulment of sale of slaves Mississippi
Gildart v. Grumbles 22 Tex. 15 1858 1 Texas
L. Mayer & Co. v. McLure 36 Miss. 389 1858 1 Mississippi
Wildy v. Bonney's Lessee 35 Miss. 77 1858 1 Mississippi
Guffey v. Moseley 21 Tex. 408 1858 0 Texas
Deel v. Berry 21 Tex. 463 1858 0 Texas
Dunlap v. Petrie's Executors 35 Miss. 590 1858 0 Recission of a contract already argued in court Mississippi
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
Currie v. Murphy 35 Miss. 473 1858 0 Construction of clauses in will bequeathing slaves Mississippi
Anderson v. Baumgartner 27 Mo. 80 1858 1 Missouri
Davidson v. Allen 36 Miss. 419 1858 1 Mississippi
Graham v. Gautier 21 Tex. 111 1858 0 Texas
Greer v. State 22 Tex. 588 1858 0 Texas
Jones v. Mayor of Columbus 25 Ga. 610 1858 0 Tax on slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Owen v. Hancock 38 Tenn. 563 1858 0 Tennessee
Keaton v. Scott 25 Ga. 652 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Ready v. Bragg 38 Tenn. 511 1858 1 Tennessee