Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Howard v. Howard's Adm'rs 30 Ala. 391 1857 1 Alabama
Street's Ex'ors v. Tinsley's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 612 1857 1 Virginia
Davis v. Oswalt 18 Ark. 414 1857 0 Lien dispute Arkansas
Redmond v. Anderson 18 Ark. 449 1857 0 Order of sale dispute Arkansas
Spencer v. Banister 12 La. Ann. 766 1857 1 Louisiana
Jones v. McLean 18 Ark. 456 1857 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Rives v. Montgomery South Plank-Road Co. 30 Ala. 92 1857 1 Alabama
Gilchrist v. Patterson 18 Ark. 575 1857 0 Recovery of enslaved person Arkansas