Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Garrison v. Eborn 56 N.C. 228 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Eaken v. Boyd 37 Tenn. 204 1857 1 Tennessee
Roby v. Boswell 23 Ga. 51 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Gilchrist v. Patterson 18 Ark. 575 1857 0 Recovery of enslaved person Arkansas
Dean v. Doe 8 Ind. 475 1857 1 Indiana
Ballow v. Hudson 54 Va. 672 1857 1 Virginia
McCandlish v. Keen 54 Va. 615 1857 0 Conveyance of Property SC of Appeals VA
James v. Carper 36 Tenn. 397 1857 0 Tennessee
Jones v. McLean 18 Ark. 456 1857 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Redmond v. Anderson 18 Ark. 449 1857 0 Order of sale dispute Arkansas
Towner v. Lucas' Ex'or 54 Va. 705 1857 1 Virginia
Slocomb, Richards & Co. v. Blackburn 18 Ark. 309 1857 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Atkins v. Lewis 55 Va. 30 1857 1 Virginia
Cox v. McMullin 55 Va. 82 1857 1 Virginia
Rowland v. Rorke 49 N.C. 337 1857 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Lee v. McElvy 23 Ga. 129 1857 0 will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Jordan v. State 22 Ga. 545 1857 0 Indictment for murdering a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Field & Adams v. Lucas 21 Ga. 447 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia
Booty v. Brazier 22 Ga. 20 1857 0 Recovery for promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Spencer v. Spencer 56 N.C. 404 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina