Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Molaison v. Hébert 12 La. Ann. 232 1857 0 Louisiana
Andrews v. Huckabee's Adm'r 30 Ala. 143 1857 0 Alabama
The Merchant 17 F. Cas. 36 1857 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Weathers v. Patterson 30 Ala. 404 1857 0 Alabama
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Smith v. Talbot 18 Tex. 774 1857 0 Texas
Lowe v. Brooks 23 Ga. 325 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Johns v. Johns 23 Ga. 31 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Cowan v. Epes 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 520 1857 0 Special Ct of Appeals VA
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 North Carolina
Clayton v. Glover 56 N.C. 371 1857 0 North Carolina
Coppage v. Barnett 34 Miss. 621 1857 0 Mississippi
McLean v. Hardin 56 N.C. 294 1857 0 North Carolina
Garnett v. Kirkman 33 Miss. 389 1857 0 Mississippi
Denson v. Denson 33 Miss. 560 1857 0 Mississippi
Jordan v. State 22 Ga. 545 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Duckworth's Ex'rs v. Butler 31 Ala. 164 1857 0 Alabama
Brown v. Pratt 56 N.C. 202 1857 0 North Carolina
Boyd v. Beck 29 Ala. 703 1857 0 Alabama
Constantine v. Twelves 29 Ala. 607 1857 0 Alabama