Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Coopwood v. Morgan 34 Miss. 368 1857 1 Mississippi
Taylor v. Mygatt 26 Conn. 184 1857 1 Connecticut
Robbins v. Harrison 31 Ala. 160 1857 1 Alabama
Doe ex dem. School Commissioners v. Godwin 30 Ala. 242 1857 1 Alabama
Andrews v. Huckabee's Adm'r 30 Ala. 143 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Thompson v. Lee 31 Ala. 292 1857 0 Recission of a contract Alabama
Daniel v. Guy 19 Ark. 121 1857 0 Action for freedom Arkansas
Cowan v. Epes 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 520 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Tallassee Branch of Central Plank-Road Co. 30 Ala. 650 1857 1 Alabama
Winter & Co. v. Burt 31 Ala. 33 1857 1 Alabama
Inloes v. American Exchange Bank 11 Md. 173 1857 1 Maryland
Walker v. Forbes 31 Ala. 9 1857 1 Alabama
Sims v. Thompson 30 Ala. 158 1857 1 Alabama
Lyon v. Odom 31 Ala. 234 1857 1 Alabama
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Jones' Adm'r v. Brooks 30 Ala. 588 1857 1 Alabama
Cowles v. Garrett's Adm'rs 30 Ala. 341 1857 1 Alabama
Jackson v. Tift 23 Ga. 46 1857 0 slave contract Georgia
Morris' Ex'or v. Duke's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 462 1857 0 Suit to recover legacies Special Ct of Appeals VA