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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Fox v. Matthews 33 Miss. 433 1857 0 Verbal sale of slaves in Louisina Mississippi
Farwell v. Harris 12 La. Ann. 50 1857 0 Theft of enslaved person, dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Taylor v. Kelly 31 Ala. 59 1857 0 Dispute over Contract Alabama
Dorsett v. Frith 21 Ga. 245 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lawson v. Cunningham 21 Ga. 454 1857 0 Want of equity Supreme Court of Georgia
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Replevin of land that involves and enslaved man Delaware
Hook v. Stovall, Dunn & Co. 21 Ga. 69 1857 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Bartee v. Tompkins 36 Tenn. 623 1857 0 Tennessee
Reed v. Crocker 12 La. Ann. 436 1857 0 Wills, property, forced heirs Louisiana
Warner v. Warner 33 Miss. 547 1857 0 Forfeiture of right to life interest in slaves belonging to wife Mississippi
Gilchrist v. Patterson 18 Ark. 575 1857 0 Recovery of enslaved person Arkansas
Redmond v. Anderson 18 Ark. 449 1857 0 Order of sale dispute Arkansas
Spence v. Dodd 19 Ark. 166 1857 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Wade v. De Witt 20 Tex. 398 1857 0 Warranty dispute Texas
Hollomon v. Hollomon 12 La. Ann. 607 1857 0 Forced heirs, property, partition Louisiana
George v. English 30 Ala. 582 1857 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Linton v. Wikoff 12 La. Ann. 880 1857 0 Testaments, manumission, res judicata Louisiana
Morris v. Stokes 21 Ga. 552 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Beale v. Hall 22 Ga. 431 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Harris v. Maury 30 Ala. 679 1857 0 Contract for Hire of Enslaved Person Alabama