Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Planters' Bank v. Fowlkes 36 Tenn. 461 1857 1 Tennessee
Couch v. Jones 49 N.C. 402 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina
Burch v. Burch 23 Ga. 536 1857 0 Testament and Will Supreme Court of Georgia
Cook v. Gilman 34 N.H. 556 1857 1 New Hampshire
Lovett v. Chisolm 30 Ala. 88 1857 1 Alabama
Stein v. Feltheimer 31 Ala. 57 1857 1 Alabama
Lanier v. Hill 30 Ala. 111 1857 1 Alabama
Terry v. Bissell 26 Conn. 23 1857 1 Connecticut
Blakeney v. Ferguson 18 Ark. 347 1857 1 Arkansas
Reed's Adm'r v. Minell 30 Ala. 61 1857 1 Alabama
State v. Chandler 24 Mo. 371 1857 1 Missouri
Peters v. Cunningham 10 Md. 554 1857 1 Maryland
Williams v. Mitchell's Adm'r 30 Ala. 299 1857 1 Alabama
Cowles v. Garrett's Adm'rs 30 Ala. 341 1857 1 Alabama
Linn v. Wright 18 Tex. 317 1857 1 Texas
Lyon v. Hays' Adm'r 30 Ala. 430 1857 1 Alabama
McBryde's Heirs v. Wilkinson 29 Ala. 662 1857 1 Alabama
Wittick v. Traun 31 Ala. 203 1857 1 Alabama
Carlisle v. Tuttle 30 Ala. 613 1857 1 Alabama