Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Feltus v. Starke 12 La. Ann. 798 1857 1 Louisiana
Carradine v. Carradine 33 Miss. 698 1857 0 Mississippi
Holman v. Murdock 34 Miss. 275 1857 0 Mississippi
Brady v. Price 19 Tex. 285 1857 0 Texas
Trask v. State Fire & Marine Insurance 29 Pa. 198 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Leary v. Nash 56 N.C. 356 1857 0 North Carolina
Reynolds v. Geary 26 Conn. 179 1857 1 Connecticut
Parker v. Beavers 19 Tex. 406 1857 0 Texas
Cavender v. Heirs of Smith 5 Iowa 157 1857 1 Iowa
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Powell’s Distributees v. Powell’s Legatees 30 Ala. 697 1857 0 Louisiana
Bowers v. Williams 34 Miss. 324 1857 1 Mississippi
Holt & Chambers v. Bancroft 30 Ala. 193 1857 1 Alabama
Sussex County Mutual Insurance v. Woodruff 26 N.J.L. 541 1857 1 New Jersey
Wheeler v. Piper 56 N.C. 249 1857 0 North Carolina
Backus v. Byron 4 Mich. 535 1857 1 Michigan
Shearer v. Winston 33 Miss. 149 1857 1 Mississippi
Goff v. Robins 33 Miss. 153 1857 1 Mississippi
Norcum v. Lum 33 Miss. 299 1857 1 Mississippi
Lockhart v. Lockhart 56 N.C. 205 1857 0 North Carolina