Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Ellis v. Mathews 19 Tex. 390 1857 0 Trial to recover slaves Texas
Drake v. Glover 30 Ala. 382 1857 0 Detinue Alabama
McEachin v. McRae 50 N.C. 19 1857 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Taylor v. Kelly 31 Ala. 59 1857 0 Dispute over Contract Alabama
Quarles v. Grigsby 31 Ala. 172 1857 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Alabama
Wheeler v. Piper 56 N.C. 249 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Berry v. Hubbard 30 Ala. 191 1857 0 Right of Property Alabama
Dowd v. White 34 Miss. 510 1857 0 Rights of specific legatee of slaves Mississippi
Gibson v. Marquis 29 Ala. 668 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Brown v. Pratt 56 N.C. 202 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Lane v. Bennett 56 N.C. 390 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Exum v. Canty 34 Miss. 533 1857 0 Disposition of property in will Mississippi
Overseers of Morris v. Overseers of Warren 26 N.J.L. 312 1857 Recovery for settlement New Jersey
Bell v. Walker 50 N.C. 43 1857 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Airey v. Holmes 50 N.C. 142 1857 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Kohlheim v. Harrison 34 Miss. 457 1857 0 Redemption of slaves held under mortgage Mississippi
Crump v. Mitchell 34 Miss. 449 1857 0 Statute of limitations issue Mississippi
Lockhart v. Lockhart 56 N.C. 205 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Kennington v. Williams 30 Ala. 361 1857 0 Trover for conversion of enslaved persons Alabama
Hollomon v. Hollomon 12 La. Ann. 607 1857 0 Forced heirs, property, partition Louisiana