Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Selover v. American Russian Commercial Co. 7 Cal. 266 1857 1 California
Henderson v. Touchstone 22 Ga. 1 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Askew v. Nolan 23 Ga. 509 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
McCreary v. Commonwealth 29 Pa. 323 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Pope v. Tucker 23 Ga. 484 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Lallerstedt v. Jennings 23 Ga. 571 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Tomlinson v. Roberts 25 Conn. 477 1857 1 Connecticut
Layson v. Rogers 24 Mo. 192 1857 1 Missouri
Hallowell v. Page 24 Mo. 590 1857 1 Missouri
Cook v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 451 1857 1 Mississippi
Clingan v. Mitcheltree 31 Pa. 25 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Walton v. Northington 37 Tenn. 282 1857 0 Tennessee
Creditors of Spicer v. Spicer 21 Ga. 200 1857 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
McLure v. Hart 19 Ark. 119 1857 0 Recovery for medical services rendered to enslaved person Arkansas
Reinhart v. Miller 22 Ga. 402 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Shields v. Trammell 19 Ark. 51 1857 1 Arkansas
Boyd v. Beck 29 Ala. 703 1857 0 Foreclosure of Mortgage on Personal Property Alabama
The Merchant 17 F. Cas. 36 1857 0 Libel of intent to engage in slave trade Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Camp v. Waring 25 Conn. 520 1857 1 Connecticut