Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
James v. Carper 36 Tenn. 397 1857 0 Tennessee
Willis v. Willis 22 Ga. 290 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Trippe v. Trippe 29 Ala. 637 1857 0 Action for partition Alabama
George v. English 30 Ala. 582 1857 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Morris v. Stokes 21 Ga. 552 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Oglesby v. Stodghill 23 Ga. 590 1857 0 trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Biscoe v. Royston 18 Ark. 508 1857 0 Deed dispute Arkansas
Wilson v. Anthony 19 Ark. 16 1857 0 Bond dispute Arkansas
Succession of Boatwright 12 La. Ann. 893 1857 1 Louisiana
Clark v. Jetton 37 Tenn. 229 1857 0 Tennessee
Gamble v. Dabney 20 Tex. 69 1857 1 Will & trust Texas
Ex parte Howard 30 Ala. 43 1857 0 Indictment for homicide of enslaved person Alabama
Cole v. Cole 37 Tenn. 57 1857 0 Tennessee
Wyatt’s Adm'r v. Rambo 29 Ala. 510 1857 0 Trover to recover enslaved person Alabama
Case v. Mayor of Mobile 30 Ala. 538 1857 0 Proceeding for violation of municipal ordinance Alabama
Bartee v. Tompkins 36 Tenn. 623 1857 0 Tennessee
Powell’s Distributees v. Powell’s Legatees 30 Ala. 697 1857 0 Will & trust Louisiana
Pritchard v. Wallace 36 Tenn. 405 1857 0 Tennessee
Executors of Andrews v. His Administrators 7 Ohio St. 143 1857 1 Ohio
Spence v. Dodd 19 Ark. 166 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas