Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Terry v. Bissell 26 Conn. 23 1857 1 Connecticut
Hooper v. Moore 50 N.C. 130 1857 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Raine v. Rice 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 529 1857 1 Virginia
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
State v. Barker 36 Tenn. 554 1857 1 Tennessee
Erskine's Ex'ors v. North 55 Va. 60 1857 1 Virginia
Sadler v. Rose 18 Ark. 600 1857 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Johns v. Johns 23 Ga. 31 1857 0 Bill for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Garrison v. Eborn 56 N.C. 228 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Eaken v. Boyd 37 Tenn. 204 1857 1 Tennessee
Roby v. Boswell 23 Ga. 51 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gilchrist v. Patterson 18 Ark. 575 1857 0 Recovery of enslaved person Arkansas
Dean v. Doe 8 Ind. 475 1857 1 Indiana
Ballow v. Hudson 54 Va. 672 1857 1 Virginia
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 Conveyance of Property SC of Appeals VA
James v. Carper 36 Tenn. 397 1857 0 Tennessee
Jones v. McLean 18 Ark. 456 1857 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Redmond v. Anderson 18 Ark. 449 1857 0 Order of sale dispute Arkansas