Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Overseers of Morris v. Overseers of Warren 26 N.J.L. 312 1857 Recovery for settlement New Jersey
Cocke v. Rucks 34 Miss. 105 1857 0 Legal title to slave Mississippi
Baucum v. Streater 50 N.C. 70 1857 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
State v. Stephenson 20 Tex. 151 1857 0 Assault on a slave Texas
Manly v. William B. Culver's Heirs 20 Tex. 143 1857 0 Conveyance of slaves dispute Texas
Knox v. Thompson 12 La. Ann. 114 1857 0 Breach of contract, recovery of damages, specific performance Louisiana
State v. Kitty 12 La. Ann. 805 1857 0 False confessions, murder, criminal law Louisiana
Reed v. Crocker 12 La. Ann. 436 1857 0 Wills, property, forced heirs Louisiana
Erskine v. Wilson 20 Tex. 77 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Daret v. Gray 12 La. Ann. 394 1857 0 Runaway enslaved person Louisiana
Hollomon v. Hollomon 12 La. Ann. 607 1857 0 Forced heirs, property, partition Louisiana
Montgomery v. Culton 18 Tex. 736 1857 0 Transfer of property dispute Texas
Lane v. Bennett 56 N.C. 390 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Heard v. Garrett 34 Miss. 152 1857 0 Construction of written agreement Mississippi
McEachin v. McRae 50 N.C. 19 1857 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Houston v. Bibb 50 N.C. 83 1857 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Stanton v. Green 34 Miss. 576 1857 0 Fraudulent conveyance of property including slaves Mississippi
Turner's Admrs. v. Herron 34 Miss. 460 1857 0 Damages for fraudulent removal of slaves Mississippi
Trammell v. Trammell 20 Tex. 406 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Stamps v. Green 33 Miss. 546 1857 0 Liability for bill for medical services rendered to slaves Mississippi