All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hopkins v. Tilman 25 Ga. 212 1858 0 Breach of warranty Suprem Court of Georgia
Kearly v. Duncan 38 Tenn. 397 1858 0 Tennessee
Parker v. Chambers 24 Ga. 518 1858 0 Contractual disputes Supreme Court of Georgia
Carroll v. Carroll 20 Tex. 731 1858 0 Texas
Hunter v. Humphreys 55 Va. 287 1858 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Franklin v. State 12 Md. 236 1858 0 Maryland
Hassell v. Hamilton 33 Ala. 280 1858 0 Detinue Alabama
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
Garner & Neville v. Lyles & Bracy 35 Miss. 176 1858 0 Fraudulent coveyance of slaves Mississippi
Gee v. Graves 39 Tenn. 239 1858 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Harris 38 Tenn. 185 1858 0 Tennessee
Morris v. Lewis' Executor 33 Ala. 53 1858 0 Specific Performance of Contract Alabama
Worrill v. Wright 25 Ga. 657 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Beasley v. Jenkins 39 Tenn. 191 1858 0 Tennessee
Cameron v. Ottinger 38 Tenn. 27 1858 0 Tennessee
Terrell v. McKinny 26 Ga. 447 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Kirkwood v. Miller 37 Tenn. 455 1858 0 Tennessee
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Jones 24 Ga. 155 1858 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia