Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Curry, Dismukes & Co. v. Kurtz 33 Miss. 24 1857 1 Mississippi
Norcum v. Lum 33 Miss. 299 1857 1 Mississippi
Feltus v. Starke 12 La. Ann. 798 1857 1 Louisiana
Lawrence v. Burris 12 La. Ann. 843 1857 1 Louisiana
Spencer v. Lapsley 61 U.S. 264 1857 1 United States
Ladd v. Wiggin 35 N.H. 421 1857 1 New Hampshire
Sussex County Mutual Insurance v. Woodruff 26 N.J.L. 541 1857 1 New Jersey
Backus v. Byron 4 Mich. 535 1857 1 Michigan
Stalcup v. Garner 26 Mo. 72 1857 1 Missouri
Woodcock v. McDonald 30 Ala. 411 1857 1 Alabama
Shearer v. Winston 33 Miss. 149 1857 1 Mississippi
Cook v. Hathaway 2 Cal. Dist. Ct. 1 1857 1 California
Barto v. Schmeck 28 Pa. 447 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Meyer v. Kinzer 1 Cal. Dist. Ct. 326 1857 1 California
Jackson v. Steamboat Magnolia 61 U.S. 296 1857 1 United States
Brown, Bros. v. Freeland 34 Miss. 181 1857 1 Mississippi
Stein v. Robertson 30 Ala. 286 1857 1 Alabama
Mills v. Walton 19 Tex. 271 1857 1 Texas
Harris v. Brown 30 Ala. 401 1857 1 Alabama
Cook v. Loomis 26 Conn. 483 1857 1 Connecticut