Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wood, Bacon & Co. v. Kelso 27 Pa. 241 1857 1 Pennsylvania
American Colonization Society v. Gartrell 23 Ga. 448 1857 1 Georgia
Paul v. Hadley 23 Barb. 521 1857 1 New York
Howard v. Howard's Adm'rs 30 Ala. 391 1857 1 Alabama
McHugh v. Stewart 12 La. Ann. 361 1857 1 Louisiana
Street's Ex'ors v. Tinsley's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 612 1857 1 Virginia
Roberts v. Roberts 54 Va. 639 1857 1 Virginia
Atkins v. Lewis 55 Va. 30 1857 1 Virginia
Spencer v. Banister 12 La. Ann. 766 1857 1 Louisiana
West Feliciana Railroad v. Thornton 12 La. Ann. 736 1857 1 Louisiana
Huggins v. Perrine 30 Ala. 396 1857 1 Alabama
Walraven v. Lock 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 547 1857 1 Virginia
Towner v. Lucas' Ex'or 54 Va. 705 1857 1 Virginia
Bishop v. State 30 Ala. 34 1857 1 Alabama
Boatner v. Yarborough 12 La. Ann. 249 1857 1 Louisiana
Tomlinson v. Roberts 25 Conn. 477 1857 1 Connecticut
Erskine's Ex'ors v. North 55 Va. 60 1857 1 Virginia
Brooks v. Duffell 23 Ga. 441 1857 1 Georgia
Hollingsworth v. Hammond 30 Ala. 668 1857 1 Alabama
Syer v. Gwin 2 Cal. Dist. Ct. 55 1857 1 California