Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Major v. State 36 Tenn. 597 1857 0 Tennessee
State v. Barker 36 Tenn. 554 1857 1 Tennessee
Sadler v. Rose 18 Ark. 600 1857 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Gilchrist v. Patterson 18 Ark. 575 1857 0 Recovery of enslaved person Arkansas
Burch v. Burch 23 Ga. 536 1857 0 Testament and Will Supreme Court of Georgia
Ivey v. State 23 Ga. 576 1857 0 Indictment for Fornication Supreme Court of Georgia
Howard v. Howard's Adm'rs 30 Ala. 391 1857 1 Alabama
Roby v. Boswell 23 Ga. 51 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. McLean 18 Ark. 456 1857 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Redmond v. Anderson 18 Ark. 449 1857 0 Order of sale dispute Arkansas
Davis v. Oswalt 18 Ark. 414 1857 0 Lien dispute Arkansas
Blackburn v. Morton 18 Ark. 384 1857 0 Action of detinue for a enslaved person Arkansas
Berry v. Diamond Ex. 19 Ark. 262 1857 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Ballow v. Hudson 54 Va. 672 1857 1 Virginia
Spence v. Dodd 19 Ark. 166 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Spencer v. Spencer 56 N.C. 404 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina
Eaken v. Boyd 37 Tenn. 204 1857 1 Tennessee
Wilson v. Anthony 19 Ark. 16 1857 0 Bond dispute Arkansas
Vass v. Freeman 56 N.C. 221 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
James v. Carper 36 Tenn. 397 1857 0 Tennessee