Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. King 12 La. Ann. 593 1857 0 Murder, excecution, retroactivity Louisiana
Plant & Co. v. Voegelin 30 Ala. 160 1857 1 Alabama
Reed's Adm'r v. Minell 30 Ala. 61 1857 1 Alabama
Johnson v. Powell 30 Ala. 113 1857 1 Alabama
Thomas v. Dumas 30 Ala. 83 1857 1 Alabama
Lovett v. State 19 Tex. 174 1857 0 Attempt to entice a slave away Texas
Bair v. Abrams 12 La. Ann. 753 1857 0 Dispute over sale of enslaved person Louisiana
Jackson v. Steamboat Magnolia 61 U.S. 296 1857 1 United States
Chevalier v. Whatley 12 La. Ann. 651 1857 0 Sale of enslaved person, consideration, capacity, fraud Louisiana
A. Montan & Bros. v. Whitley 12 La. Ann. 175 1857 0 Redhibition, recission of slave of enslaved family Louisiana
Cox v. Peterson 30 Ala. 608 1857 1 Alabama
Lanier v. Hill 30 Ala. 111 1857 1 Alabama
Nesbitt v. Ware 30 Ala. 68 1857 1 Alabama
Knight v. Knight 12 La. Ann. 396 1857 0 Property, dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Dill v. Rather 30 Ala. 57 1857 1 Alabama
Doe ex dem. School Commissioners v. Godwin 30 Ala. 242 1857 1 Alabama
Rochel v. Berwick 12 La. Ann. 847 1857 0 Probate, promissory notes Louisiana
Ex parte Remson 31 Ala. 270 1857 1 Alabama
Coopwood v. Morgan 34 Miss. 368 1857 1 Mississippi
Taylor v. Mygatt 26 Conn. 184 1857 1 Connecticut