Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sam v. State 33 Miss. 347 1857 0 Whether confession of arson by enslaved man to his master admissible Mississippi
Fox v. Matthews 33 Miss. 433 1857 0 Verbal sale of slaves in Louisina Mississippi
Goss v. Whitehead 33 Miss. 213 1857 0 Use of promissory note signed in blank to hire slaves Mississippi
Johnston v. Fort 30 Ala. 78 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Work v. Glaskins 33 Miss. 539 1857 0 Right of wife to enforce promissory note due to her for sale of slaves Mississippi
Jones v. Trawick’s Adm’r 31 Ala. 253 1857 0 Trover Alabama
Sanders v. Stokes 30 Ala. 432 1857 0 Trover Alabama
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Construction of written agreement Mississippi
Trippe v. Trippe 29 Ala. 637 1857 0 Action for partition Alabama
Caldwell v. Sawyer 30 Ala. 283 1857 0 Subject Estate to Payment of Promissory Note Alabama
Wyatt’s Adm'r v. Rambo 29 Ala. 510 1857 0 Trover to recover enslaved person Alabama
Blevins v. Alexander 36 Tenn. 583 1857 0 Tennessee
Weathers v. Patterson 30 Ala. 404 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Drake v. Glover 30 Ala. 382 1857 0 Detinue Alabama
Cocke v. Rucks 34 Miss. 105 1857 0 Legal title to slave Mississippi
Gibson v. Marquis 29 Ala. 668 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Harris v. Maury 30 Ala. 679 1857 0 Contract for Hire of Enslaved Person Alabama
Vaughan v. Vaughan's Heirs 30 Ala. 329 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Duckworth's Ex'rs v. Butler 31 Ala. 164 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Young v. Leaird 30 Ala. 371 1857 0 Dispute over Execution of a Bill Alabama