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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lowber v. McCoy 12 La. Ann. 795 1857 0 Sales, theft of enslaved person Louisiana
State v. David 49 N.C. 353 1857 0 Murder North Carolina
Finley v. Babin 12 La. Ann. 236 1857 0 Partition, mortgages, property, successions, probate Louisiana
State v. John 50 N.C. 163 1857 0 Robbery North Carolina
Lea v. Brown 56 N.C. 141 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Toler v. Cushman 12 La. Ann. 733 1857 0 Sale of enslaved person, estates, promissory notes Louisiana
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Importation of slaves uncertified for sale Mississippi
Freeman v. Okey 56 N.C. 473 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Waddell v. Judson 12 La. Ann. 13 1857 0 Mortgages, property, seziure Louisiana
Cornish v. Shelton 12 La. Ann. 415 1857 0 Redhibition, contracts, sale of enslaved person Louisiana
Hook v. Stovall, Dunn & Co. 21 Ga. 69 1857 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Slocomb, Richards & Co. v. Blackburn 18 Ark. 309 1857 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Bennett v. Bennett 12 La. Ann. 253 1857 0 Partition, intestacy, marital property Louisiana
Pace v. Mealing 21 Ga. 464 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Henderson v. Touchstone 22 Ga. 1 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Bunn v. Bunn 22 Ga. 472 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Meek v. Holton 22 Ga. 491 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Wheeler v. State 23 Ga. 292 1857 0 Indictment for stealing slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Cole v. Varner 31 Ala. 244 1857 0 Recovery of Enslaved Person Alabama
Chesnutt v. Meares 56 N.C. 416 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina