Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jordan v. Thomas 34 Miss. 72 1857 0 Rights of purchaser Mississippi
Gass v. Mason 36 Tenn. 497 1857 0 Tennessee
Ex parte Russell 29 Ala. 717 1857 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Gibson v. Marquis 29 Ala. 668 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Johnston v. Fort 30 Ala. 78 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Sam v. State 33 Miss. 347 1857 0 Whether confession of arson by enslaved man to his master admissible Mississippi
Trippe v. Trippe 29 Ala. 637 1857 0 Action for partition Alabama
Work v. Glaskins 33 Miss. 539 1857 0 Right of wife to enforce promissory note due to her for sale of slaves Mississippi
Richmond v. Delay 34 Miss. 83 1857 0 Interest of husband in wife's slaves helf under specific act Mississippi
Barry v. Kimball 12 La. Ann. 372 1857 0 Death of enslaved person, negligence, warranty, sales Louisiana
McReynolds v. Jones 30 Ala. 101 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Young v. Young 56 N.C. 216 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lockhart v. Lockhart 56 N.C. 205 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Brown v. Pratt 56 N.C. 202 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Wheeler v. Piper 56 N.C. 249 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McLean v. Hardin 56 N.C. 294 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Roberts v. Watson 49 N.C. 319 1857 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Graham v. Little 56 N.C. 152 1857 0 Bonds North Carolina
Scott v. State 30 Ala. 503 1857 0 Indictment for homicide Alabama
McKimmon v. Rogers 56 N.C. 200 1857 0 Trusts North Carolina