Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Edwards v. Edwards 30 Ala. 394 1857 0 Divorce action Alabama
McLemore v. Pinkston 31 Ala. 266 1857 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Scruggs v. Davis 37 Tenn. 261 1857 0 Tennessee
Wyatt’s Adm'r v. Rambo 29 Ala. 510 1857 0 Trover to recover enslaved person Alabama
Wallace v. Canaday 36 Tenn. 364 1857 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Maury 30 Ala. 679 1857 0 Contract for Hire of Enslaved Person Alabama
Constantine v. Twelves 29 Ala. 607 1857 0 Mortgage dispute - creditor dispute Alabama
Agee v. Williams 30 Ala. 636 1857 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Allen v. Prater 30 Ala. 458 1857 0 Title dispute Alabama
Major v. State 36 Tenn. 597 1857 0 Tennessee
Shearman's Adm'r v. Hicks 55 Va. 96 1857 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Wootten v. Wootten's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 494 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Pickens v. Oliver 29 Ala. 528 1857 0 Action by husband and wife to recover enslaved persons Alabama
Reed v. Scott 30 Ala. 640 1857 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Smyth v. Oliver 31 Ala. 39 1857 0 Marital property dispute Alabama
Polk v. Buchanan 37 Tenn. 721 1857 0 Tennessee
Bragg v. French 37 Tenn. 244 1857 0 Tennessee
Luna v. Edmiston 37 Tenn. 159 1857 0 Tennessee
Blevins v. Alexander 36 Tenn. 583 1857 0 Tennessee
Clark v. Slaughter 34 Miss. 65 1857 0 Right of wife to sell slaves held under specific act Mississippi