Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Spencer v. Lapsley 61 U.S. 264 1857 1 United States
Cook v. Hathaway 2 Cal. Dist. Ct. 1 1857 1 California
Ledbetter v. Walken 31 Ala. 175 1857 1 Alabama
Stein v. Ashby 30 Ala. 363 1857 1 Alabama
Mills v. Walton 19 Tex. 271 1857 1 Texas
Fontaine v. Gunter 31 Ala. 258 1857 1 Alabama
State v. Chandler 24 Mo. 371 1857 1 Missouri
Williams v. Hartshorn 30 Ala. 211 1857 1 Alabama
Pittsburgh & Connelsville Railroad v. Clarke & Thaw 29 Pa. 146 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Harris v. Brown 30 Ala. 401 1857 1 Alabama
Johnson v. Powell 30 Ala. 113 1857 1 Alabama
Ex parte Remson 31 Ala. 270 1857 1 Alabama
Shields v. Trammell 19 Ark. 51 1857 1 Arkansas
Ex parte Sifford 22 F. Cas. 105 1857 1 United States
Ruddell v. Ambler 18 Ark. 369 1857 1 Arkansas
Rockhill v. Spraggs 9 Ind. 30 1857 1 Indiana
Walker's Administrator v. Walker 25 Mo. 367 1857 1 Missouri
Gale v. Grannis 9 Ind. 140 1857 1 Indiana
Born v. Shaw 29 Pa. 288 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Clingan v. Mitcheltree 31 Pa. 25 1857 1 Pennsylvania