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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hall v. Robinson 56 N.C. 348 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Goss v. Whitehead 33 Miss. 213 1857 0 Use of promissory note signed in blank to hire slaves Mississippi
Fox v. Matthews 33 Miss. 433 1857 0 Verbal sale of slaves in Louisina Mississippi
Colvard v. Waugh 56 N.C. 335 1857 0 Mortgages North Carolina
Olive v. Walton 33 Miss. 103 1857 0 How separate estate of wife descends Mississippi
Bass v. Heard 33 Miss. 131 1857 0 Enjoinment of executions Mississippi
Manly v. Kidd 33 Miss. 141 1857 0 Right to slaves in possession of claimants Mississippi
Houston v. Moore 49 N.C. 522 1857 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Hatto v. Brooks 33 Miss. 575 1857 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Phipps v. Morton 33 Miss. 211 1857 0 Recovery of an enslaved woman Mississippi
Billingslea v. Young 33 Miss. 95 1857 0 Issues in separate estate of the wife including slaves Mississippi
McLemore v. Pinkston 31 Ala. 266 1857 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Fleming v. McKesson 56 N.C. 316 1857 0 Descent & Distribution North Carolina
Norris v. State 33 Miss. 373 1857 0 Criminal charge for larceny of a slave Mississippi
Johnson v. Miller 33 Miss. 553 1857 0 Construction of portion of proceeds from will Mississippi
Cowles v. Townsend 31 Ala. 133 1857 1 Alabama
Pinkston v. McLemore 31 Ala. 308 1857 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama
Shaw v. McBride 56 N.C. 173 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Magee v. Catching 33 Miss. 672 1857 0 Right to repurchase Mississippi
Mount v. Brown 33 Miss. 566 1857 0 Refusal to complete a purchase of slaves Mississippi