Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Crump v. Mitchell 34 Miss. 449 1857 0 Statute of limitations issue Mississippi
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Bailey v. Barnelly 23 Ga. 582 1857 0 Evidence received from slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Mitchell v. Tallapoosa County 30 Ala. 130 1857 0 Action to recover for medical services rendered to enslaved person Alabama
Knox v. Thompson 12 La. Ann. 114 1857 0 Breach of contract, recovery of damages, specific performance Louisiana
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Importation of slaves uncertified for sale Mississippi
Johnson v. Nelms 21 Ga. 192 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Mason v. Hall 30 Ala. 599 1857 0 Contract to hire a Enslaved Person dispute Alabama
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Jurisdiction of probate court Mississippi
Brown v. Kidd 34 Miss. 291 1857 0 Satisfaction of execution of levy of personal estate Mississippi
Elam v. Rawson 21 Ga. 139 1857 0 levy action Georgia
Lindsey v. Lindsey 34 Miss. 432 1857 0 Liability of vendor of enslaved man at auction for representation of bidders Mississippi
Shewalter v. Ford 34 Miss. 417 1857 0 Recovery of value of a slave after false warranty of soundness Mississippi
Stalcup v. Garner 26 Mo. 72 1857 1 Missouri
Cook v. Hathaway 2 Cal. Dist. Ct. 1 1857 1 California
Woodcock v. McDonald 30 Ala. 411 1857 1 Alabama
State v. Guyott 26 Mo. 62 1857 1 Missouri
Spencer v. Lapsley 61 U.S. 264 1857 1 United States
Sussex County Mutual Insurance v. Woodruff 26 N.J.L. 541 1857 1 New Jersey