Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pace v. Mealing 21 Ga. 464 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Harris v. Maury 30 Ala. 679 1857 0 Contract for Hire of Enslaved Person Alabama
Sadler v. Rose 18 Ark. 600 1857 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Fail v. McArthur 31 Ala. 26 1857 0 Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Meek v. Holton 22 Ga. 491 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Gilchrist v. Patterson 18 Ark. 575 1857 0 Recovery of enslaved person Arkansas
Spencer v. Banister 12 La. Ann. 766 1857 1 Louisiana
Young v. Leaird 30 Ala. 371 1857 0 Dispute over Execution of a Bill Alabama
King v. Phillips 6 Del. 349 1857 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Brooks v. State 30 Ala. 513 1857 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Clark v. Jetton 37 Tenn. 229 1857 0 Tennessee
Waring v. Edmonds 11 Md. 424 1857 0 Maryland
Smith v. Johnson 21 Ga. 386 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia
Norman v. Hill 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 676 1857 0 Action of debt Special Ct of Appeals VA
Griffon v. Blanc 12 La. Ann. 5 1857 1 Louisiana
Johnston v. Fort 30 Ala. 78 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Traun v. Keiffer 31 Ala. 136 1857 0 Detinue Alabama
Feagin v. Beasley 23 Ga. 17 1857 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
De Ende v. Wilkinson's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 663 1857 0 Action of debt Special Ct of Appeals VA
Horsey v. Thomas C. Horsey's Executors 6 Del. 438 1857 0 Inheritance of two enslaved indivduals to wife and one to son Delaware