Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Mobile Navigation & Mutual Insurance 30 Ala. 167 1857 1 Alabama
Lea ex rel. Green v. Brooks 49 N.C. 423 1857 1 North Carolina
Johnson v. Bloodworth 12 La. Ann. 699 1857 0 Mortgages, unrecorded acts, vendor's privileges Louisiana
Smith v. Tallassee Branch of Central Plank-Road Co. 30 Ala. 650 1857 1 Alabama
Jackson v. Steamboat Magnolia 61 U.S. 296 1857 1 United States
Allman v. Owen 31 Ala. 167 1857 1 Alabama
Walker v. Forbes 31 Ala. 9 1857 1 Alabama
Townsend v. Hill 18 Tex. 422 1857 0 Texas
Morris' Ex'or v. Duke's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 462 1857 0 Suit to recover legacies Special Ct of Appeals VA
Hartshorn v. Williams 31 Ala. 149 1857 1 Alabama
Turner v. Roundtree 30 Ala. 706 1857 1 Alabama
State Bank v. Ellis 30 Ala. 478 1857 1 Alabama
Carter v. State 20 Tex. 339 1857 0 Indictment against master for allowing slave to carry firearm Texas
Echols v. Dodd 20 Tex. 190 1857 0 Action for causing death of slave Texas
Garr v. Martin 1 Hilt. 358 1857 1 New York
Shields v. Henry 31 Ala. 53 1857 1 Alabama
Allen v. Russell 19 Tex. 87 1857 0 Texas
Epperson v. Mills 19 Tex. 65 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Rochel v. Berwick 12 La. Ann. 847 1857 0 Probate, promissory notes Louisiana
Farrow v. Bragg's Adm'r 30 Ala. 261 1857 0 Contract dispute Alabama