Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lane v. Bennett 56 N.C. 390 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McCay v. Chambliss 12 La. Ann. 412 1857 0 Promissory notes, consideration, redhibition Louisiana
Lewis v. City of New Orleans 12 La. Ann. 190 1857 0 Negligence, death and imprisonment of enslaved person, police misconduct Louisiana
McEachin v. McRae 50 N.C. 19 1857 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Airey v. Holmes 50 N.C. 142 1857 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Houston v. Bibb 50 N.C. 83 1857 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Crimm's Adm'rs v. Crawford 29 Ala. 623 1857 0 Action by adminstrator for recovery of enslaved persons Alabama
Dorsett v. Frith 21 Ga. 245 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Whann v. Hufty 12 La. Ann. 280 1857 0 Property, seizure, attachments Louisiana
Hollomon v. Hollomon 12 La. Ann. 607 1857 0 Forced heirs, property, partition Louisiana
Lawson v. Cunningham 21 Ga. 454 1857 0 Want of equity Supreme Court of Georgia
Farwell v. Harris 12 La. Ann. 50 1857 0 Theft of enslaved person, dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
Doe v. Prettyman 6 Del. 334 1857 0 Replevin of land that involves and enslaved man Delaware
Baines v. Drake 50 N.C. 153 1857 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Importation of slaves uncertified for sale Mississippi
Harris v. Maury 30 Ala. 679 1857 0 Contract for Hire of Enslaved Person Alabama
Chesnutt v. Meares 56 N.C. 416 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wade v. De Witt 20 Tex. 398 1857 0 Warranty dispute Texas
Young v. McDaniel 50 N.C. 103 1857 0 Action for harboring a slave North Carolina
Williams v. Talbot 12 La. Ann. 407 1857 0 Redhibition, sale of enslaved person, damages Louisiana