Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gray v. Bridgeforth 33 Miss. 312 1857 0 Construction of clause in will Mississippi
Harriet v. Swan 18 Ark. 495 1857 0 Manumission of enslaved person Arkansas
Thompson v. Lee 31 Ala. 292 1857 0 Recission of a contract Alabama
Clements v. Glass 23 Ga. 395 1857 0 Action of trover supreme Court of Georgia
Daniel v. Guy 19 Ark. 121 1857 0 Action for freedom Arkansas
Flanders v. Flanders 23 Ga. 249 1857 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Cowan v. Epes 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 520 1857 0 Wills & Estate Special Ct of Appeals VA
Pool v. Devers 30 Ala. 672 1857 1 Alabama
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Grier v. Ward 23 Ga. 145 1857 0 trepass Supreme Court of Georgia
Meyer v. Fogg 7 Fla. 292 1857 0 Contest on Probate of a Will Supreme Court of FL
Chambliss v. Smith 30 Ala. 366 1857 1 Alabama
Bolling's Ex'or v. Harrison 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 532 1857 0 Action of debt Special Ct of Appeals VA
Drane v. Beall 21 Ga. 21 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lowe v. Brooks 23 Ga. 325 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon 26 Barb. 270 1857 0 Recovery for freedom SC, General Term, New York
Powers v. Inferior Court of Dougherty County 23 Ga. 65 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Tallassee Branch of Central Plank-Road Co. 30 Ala. 650 1857 1 Alabama
Allman v. Owen 31 Ala. 167 1857 1 Alabama
Walker v. Forbes 31 Ala. 9 1857 1 Alabama