Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
May v. May 7 Fla. 207 1857 0 Dispute Over a Life Estate Supreme Court of FL
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Waring v. Edmonds 11 Md. 424 1857 0 Maryland
Tucker v. State ex rel. Kneighton 11 Md. 322 1857 0 Maryland
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Walton v. Northington 37 Tenn. 282 1857 0 Tennessee
James v. Carper 36 Tenn. 397 1857 0 Tennessee
Scruggs v. Davis 37 Tenn. 261 1857 0 Tennessee
Luna v. Edmiston 37 Tenn. 159 1857 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Walkup 37 Tenn. 135 1857 0 Tennessee
Arendale v. Samuel D. Morgan & Co. 37 Tenn. 703 1857 0 Tennessee
Blevins v. Alexander 36 Tenn. 583 1857 0 Tennessee
Gass v. Mason 36 Tenn. 497 1857 0 Tennessee
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Gaither v. Blowers 11 Md. 536 1857 0 Maryland
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Dugan v. Hollins 11 Md. 41 1857 0 Maryland
Howard v. Carpenter 11 Md. 259 1857 0 Maryland
McHardy v. Surviving Executor of McHardy 7 Fla. 301 1857 0 Dispute over a Marriage Settlement Supreme Court of FL
Smith v. Croom 7 Fla. 81 1857 0 Establishing Domicile in the State of FL Supreme Court of FL