Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Abbey v. Commercial Bank of New Orleans 34 Miss. 571 1857 1 Mississippi
Cook v. Hathaway 2 Cal. Dist. Ct. 1 1857 1 California
Cavender v. Heirs of Smith 5 Iowa 157 1857 1 Iowa
Picot v. Page 26 Mo. 398 1857 1 Missouri
Moody v. Farr's Lessee 33 Miss. 192 1857 1 Mississippi
Harper v. Bibb 34 Miss. 472 1857 1 Mississippi
Backus v. Byron 4 Mich. 535 1857 1 Michigan
Curry, Dismukes & Co. v. Kurtz 33 Miss. 24 1857 1 Mississippi
Spencer v. Lapsley 61 U.S. 264 1857 1 United States
Sprott v. Baldwin 34 Miss. 327 1857 1 Mississippi
Forniquet v. Forstall 34 Miss. 87 1857 1 Mississippi
Hamilton v. Avery 20 Tex. 612 1857 1 Texas
Goff v. Robins 33 Miss. 153 1857 1 Mississippi
McAfferty v. Conover's Lessee 7 Ohio St. 99 1857 1 Ohio
Miller v. Leflore 32 Miss. 634 1856 1 Mississippi
Hamilton v. Moore 32 Miss. 625 1856 1 Mississippi
Houston v. Crutcher 31 Miss. 51 1856 1 Mississippi
Bevan v. Byrd 48 N.C. 397 1856 1 North Carolina
Stewart v. Richardson 32 Miss. 313 1856 1 Mississippi
Watt v. Johnson 49 N.C. 190 1856 1 North Carolina