Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Winter & Co. v. Burt 31 Ala. 33 1857 1 Alabama
Flanders v. Flanders 23 Ga. 249 1857 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Shelton v. Johnson 36 Tenn. 672 1857 0 Tennessee
Morris' Ex'or v. Duke's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 462 1857 0 Suit to recover legacies Special Ct of Appeals VA
Everett v. Mount 22 Ga. 323 1857 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Croom 7 Fla. 81 1857 0 Establishing Domicile in the State of FL Supreme Court of FL
Parker's Executor v. Lambert's Adm'rs 31 Ala. 89 1857 1 Alabama
Thompson v. Lee 31 Ala. 292 1857 0 Recission of a contract Alabama
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Construction of clause in will Mississippi
Jones v. Smith 33 Miss. 215 1857 0 Purchase by trustee from cestue que trust Mississippi
Bryant v. Hutchinson 30 Ala. 441 1857 1 Alabama
Grier v. Ward 23 Ga. 145 1857 0 trepass Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones' Adm'r v. Brooks 30 Ala. 588 1857 1 Alabama
Cowles v. Garrett's Adm'rs 30 Ala. 341 1857 1 Alabama
Thorpe v. Burroughs 31 Ala. 159 1857 0 Action for arresting runaway enslaved person Alabama
Sterns v. Weathers 30 Ala. 712 1857 1 Alabama
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Linn v. Wright 18 Tex. 317 1857 1 Texas
Allman v. Owen 31 Ala. 167 1857 1 Alabama
Wilson's Heirs v. Wilson’s Adm’r 30 Ala. 670 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama