Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Backus v. Byron 4 Mich. 535 1857 1 Michigan
Woodcock v. McDonald 30 Ala. 411 1857 1 Alabama
Stalcup v. Garner 26 Mo. 72 1857 1 Missouri
Curry, Dismukes & Co. v. Kurtz 33 Miss. 24 1857 1 Mississippi
Shearer v. Winston 33 Miss. 149 1857 1 Mississippi
Trask v. State Fire & Marine Insurance 29 Pa. 198 1857 1 Pennsylvania
People ex rel. Olmstead v. Olmstead 27 Barb. 9 1857 1 New York
Dugan v. Hollins 11 Md. 41 1857 0 Maryland
Mattingly v. Boyd 61 U.S. 128 1857 1 United States
May v. May 7 Fla. 207 1857 0 Dispute Over a Life Estate Supreme Court of FL
Carrington v. Goddin 54 Va. 587 1857 1 Virginia
Howard v. Carpenter 11 Md. 259 1857 0 Maryland
Pinckard v. McCoy 22 Ga. 28 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Bowman v. Long 23 Ga. 242 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Mills v. Glover 22 Ga. 319 1857 0 Possessory warrant Supreme Court of Georgia
Thomason v. Dill 30 Ala. 444 1857 0 Conflciting Contracts to Borrow Enslaved Persons Alabama
Gaither v. Blowers 11 Md. 536 1857 0 Maryland
Roberts' Adm'r v. Kelly 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 396 1857 1 Virginia
Collins v. Hutchins 21 Ga. 270 1857 0 Recovery of value lost for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Wessenger v. Hunt 30 S.C. Eq. 459 1857 1 South Carolina