Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Roberts v. Roberts 54 Va. 639 1857 1 Virginia
Garrison v. Eborn 56 N.C. 228 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Willis v. Willis 22 Ga. 290 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Slocomb, Richards & Co. v. Blackburn 18 Ark. 309 1857 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jordan v. State 22 Ga. 545 1857 0 Indictment for murdering a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Wilson v. Anthony 19 Ark. 16 1857 0 Bond dispute Arkansas
Vass v. Freeman 56 N.C. 221 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ex parte Howard 30 Ala. 43 1857 0 Indictment for homicide of enslaved person Alabama
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Rowland v. Rorke 49 N.C. 337 1857 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Stein v. Burden 30 Ala. 270 1857 1 Alabama
Fail v. McArthur 31 Ala. 26 1857 0 Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Huggins v. Perrine 30 Ala. 396 1857 1 Alabama
Spence v. Dodd 19 Ark. 166 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Bailey v. Barnelly 23 Ga. 582 1857 0 Evidence received from slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Berry v. Diamond Ex. 19 Ark. 262 1857 0 Action of debt Arkansas
Blackburn v. Morton 18 Ark. 384 1857 0 Action of detinue for a enslaved person Arkansas
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Replevin of land that involves and enslaved man Delaware