Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Grier v. Ward 23 Ga. 145 1857 0 trepass Supreme Court of Georgia
Bolling's Ex'or v. Harrison 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 532 1857 0 Action of debt Special Ct of Appeals VA
Smith v. Croom 7 Fla. 81 1857 0 Establishing Domicile in the State of FL Supreme Court of FL
King v. Kent's Heirs 29 Ala. 542 1857 0 Recovery Estate Sold in Orphan's Court Alabama
Flanders v. Flanders 23 Ga. 249 1857 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Bullock v. Ferguson 30 Ala. 227 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Drane v. Beall 21 Ga. 21 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon 26 Barb. 270 1857 0 Recovery for freedom SC, General Term, New York
Jackson v. Tift 23 Ga. 46 1857 0 slave contract Georgia
Jones' Adm'r v. Brooks 30 Ala. 588 1857 1 Alabama
Lowe v. Brooks 23 Ga. 325 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Andrews v. Huckabee's Adm'r 30 Ala. 143 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Harriet v. Swan 18 Ark. 495 1857 0 Manumission of enslaved person Arkansas
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Cowan v. Epes 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 520 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Daniel v. Guy 19 Ark. 121 1857 0 Action for freedom Arkansas
Thompson v. Lee 31 Ala. 292 1857 0 Recission of a contract Alabama
Jackson v. Bob 18 Ark. 399 1857 0 Petition for freedom Arkansas
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Construction of clause in will Mississippi