Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Curll v. Compton 22 Miss. 56 1850 0 Whether married woman can pass right of ownership of enslaved persons Mississippi
Land v. Land 22 Miss. 99 1850 0 Marital rights to property Mississippi
Wash v. State 22 Miss. 120 1850 0 Whether proof that an enslaved man was owned by a person was enough to uphold capital conviction Mississippi
Dillon v. Bennett 22 Miss. 171 1850 0 Chattel mortgages after sale of property, including enslaved persons Mississippi
Rail v. Dotson 22 Miss. 176 1850 0 Division of estate Mississippi
Vance v. Isbel 21 Miss. 371 1850 1 Mississippi
Oliver v. State 17 Ala. 587 1850 1 Alabama
Cravy v. Rawlins 8 Ga. 450 1850 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Hunter v. Bradford 3 Fla. 269 1850 0 Assign and Transfer of an Obligation of Payment Supreme Court of FL
Reed v. Cox 41 N.C. 511 1850 0 Trusts North Carolina
Hayden v. Burch 9 Gill 79 1850 0 Maryland
Francis v. Welch 33 N.C. 215 1850 0 Action of trover North Carolina
White v. Wyley 17 Ala. 167 1850 1 Alabama
Hamilton v. Clements' Adm'rs 17 Ala. 201 1850 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Threadgill v. White 33 N.C. 591 1850 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
State v. Cherry 33 N.C. 475 1850 0 Assault & Battery North Carolina
La Roche v. Lessee of Jones 50 U.S. 155 1850 1 United States
Powell v. Stewart 17 Ala. 719 1850 1 Alabama
Jones v. Jones 18 Ala. 248 1850 1 Alabama
Selser v. Ferriday 21 Miss. 698 1850 0 Will & trust Mississippi