Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Feagin v. Beasley 23 Ga. 17 1857 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Henry 50 N.C. 65 1857 0 Indictment for an assault North Carolina
Lingo v. Miller & Hill 23 Ga. 187 1857 0 Recovery for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Ivey v. State 23 Ga. 576 1857 0 Indictment for Fornication Supreme Court of Georgia
Thomas v. Stanley 36 Tenn. 411 1857 1 Tennessee
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Replevin of land that involves and enslaved man Delaware
Fail v. McArthur 31 Ala. 26 1857 0 Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Vass v. Freeman 56 N.C. 221 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wilburn v. Spofford, Tileston & Co. 36 Tenn. 698 1857 1 Tennessee
Williamson v. Williamson 57 Ky. 329 1857 0 North Carolina
Alexander v. Kennedy 19 Tex. 488 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Planters' Bank v. Fowlkes 36 Tenn. 461 1857 1 Tennessee
Couch v. Jones 49 N.C. 402 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina
Burch v. Burch 23 Ga. 536 1857 0 Testament and Will Supreme Court of Georgia
Bryant v. Hutchinson 30 Ala. 441 1857 1 Alabama
Chambliss v. Smith 30 Ala. 366 1857 1 Alabama
Barron v. Newberry 2 F. Cas. 937 1857 1 United States
Matthews v. Ansley 31 Ala. 20 1857 1 Alabama
Goldsmith v. Stetson 30 Ala. 164 1857 1 Alabama