Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gardenhire v. Hinds 38 Tenn. 402 1858 0 Tennessee
Intendant of Livingston v. Pippin 31 Ala. 542 1858 0 Action against corporation for breach of contract Alabama
Bob v. State 32 Ala. 560 1858 0 Assualt with Intent to Kill Alabama
Negroes Charles v. Sheriff 12 Md. 274 1858 0 Maryland
Reid v. Butt 25 Ga. 28 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Cogan v. Frisby 36 Miss. 178 1858 0 Evidence regarding sale of enslaved woman Mississippi
Lusk v. Swayze 35 Miss. 155 1858 0 Reversion of enslaved man distributed to a widow to the distributees Mississippi
Bloodgood v. Grasey 31 Ala. 575 1858 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Garner & Neville v. Lyles & Bracy 35 Miss. 176 1858 0 Fraudulent coveyance of slaves Mississippi
Parker v. Chambers 24 Ga. 518 1858 0 Contractual disputes Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Bonner 39 Tenn. 135 1858 0 Tennessee
Hose v. King 24 Ga. 424 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Cameron v. Ottinger 38 Tenn. 27 1858 0 Tennessee
State v. Thompson 13 La. Ann. 515 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Thompson v. Jones 38 Tenn. 574 1858 0 Tennessee
Chaffe v. Steamboat St. Charles 13 La. Ann. 415 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Hunter v. Humphreys 55 Va. 287 1858 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
Kirkwood v. Miller 37 Tenn. 455 1858 0 Tennessee
Franklin v. State 12 Md. 236 1858 0 Maryland