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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. John 50 N.C. 163 1857 0 Robbery North Carolina
Smith v. Executors of Smith 23 Ga. 21 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Redding v. Allen 56 N.C. 358 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Childers v. Childers 21 Ga. 377 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Fatheree v. Lawrence 33 Miss. 585 1857 0 Probate of will Mississippi
Knight v. Knight 12 La. Ann. 396 1857 0 Property, dispute over ownership of enslaved person Louisiana
State v. Kitty 12 La. Ann. 805 1857 0 False confessions, murder, criminal law Louisiana
Reed v. Crocker 12 La. Ann. 436 1857 0 Wills, property, forced heirs Louisiana
Cain v. Hawkins 50 N.C. 192 1857 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Bost v. Bost 56 N.C. 484 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wilkinson v. Moseley 30 Ala. 562 1857 0 Recovery for Enslaved Person wages Alabama
Oglesby v. Stodghill 23 Ga. 590 1857 0 trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lee v. McElvy 23 Ga. 129 1857 0 will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Walton v. Jordan 23 Ga. 420 1857 0 Action of deceit Supreme Court of Georgia
Lingo v. Miller & Hill 23 Ga. 187 1857 0 Recovery for a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Feagin v. Beasley 23 Ga. 17 1857 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Baucum v. Streater 50 N.C. 70 1857 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Hall v. Davis 56 N.C. 413 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sam v. State 33 Miss. 347 1857 0 Whether confession of arson by enslaved man to his master admissible Mississippi