Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
West Feliciana Railroad v. Thornton 12 La. Ann. 736 1857 1 Louisiana
Syer v. Gwin 2 Cal. Dist. Ct. 55 1857 1 California
Bolton v. De Peyster 25 Barb. 539 1857 1 New York
Paul v. Hadley 23 Barb. 521 1857 1 New York
Huggins v. Perrine 30 Ala. 396 1857 1 Alabama
Liles v. State 30 Ala. 24 1857 1 Alabama
Eaken v. Boyd 37 Tenn. 204 1857 1 Tennessee
Wood, Bacon & Co. v. Kelso 27 Pa. 241 1857 1 Pennsylvania
People ex rel. Olmstead v. Olmstead 27 Barb. 9 1857 1 New York
Bishop v. State 30 Ala. 34 1857 1 Alabama
Cowan v. Epes 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 520 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Stewart's Adm'r v. Stewart's Heirs 31 Ala. 207 1857 0 Action against adminstrator of estate Alabama
Grier v. Ward 23 Ga. 145 1857 0 trepass Supreme Court of Georgia
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Waring v. Edmonds 11 Md. 424 1857 0 Maryland
Tucker v. State ex rel. Kneighton 11 Md. 322 1857 0 Maryland
Morris' Ex'or v. Duke's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 462 1857 0 Suit to recover legacies Special Ct of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Tift 23 Ga. 46 1857 0 slave contract Georgia
Quarles v. Grigsby 31 Ala. 172 1857 0 Fraudulent Conveyance Alabama
Brooks v. State 30 Ala. 513 1857 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama