Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Farrow v. Bragg's Adm'r 30 Ala. 261 1857 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Shields v. Henry 31 Ala. 53 1857 1 Alabama
Sims v. Thompson 30 Ala. 158 1857 1 Alabama
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Matthews v. Ansley 31 Ala. 20 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
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Barron v. Newberry 2 F. Cas. 937 1857 1 United States
Goldsmith v. Stetson 30 Ala. 164 1857 1 Alabama
Shelton v. Johnson 36 Tenn. 672 1857 0 Tennessee
King v. Kent's Heirs 29 Ala. 542 1857 0 Recovery Estate Sold in Orphan's Court Alabama
Morton v. Bradley 30 Ala. 683 1857 0 Action to Recover Damages for Killing an Enslaved Person Alabama
Jackson v. Bob 18 Ark. 399 1857 0 Petition for freedom Arkansas
Smith v. Croom 7 Fla. 81 1857 0 Establishing Domicile in the State of FL Supreme Court of FL
Wilson's Heirs v. Wilson’s Adm’r 30 Ala. 670 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Andrews v. Huckabee's Adm'r 30 Ala. 143 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Eberlin v. Mayor of Mobile 30 Ala. 548 1857 0 Indictment for Doing Business with Enslaved Persons Alabama
Atwell v. Miller 11 Md. 348 1857 0 Maryland
Jones v. Smith 33 Miss. 215 1857 0 Purchase by trustee from cestue que trust Mississippi