Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cotten v. Davis 49 N.C. 416 1857 0 North Carolina
Wilson's Heirs v. Wilson’s Adm’r 30 Ala. 670 1857 0 Alabama
McRae v. Purvis, Gladden & Co. 12 La. Ann. 85 1857 0 Louisiana
Riggin v. Kendig 12 La. Ann. 451 1857 0 Louisiana
Childers v. Childers 21 Ga. 377 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Layton v. City of New Orleans 12 La. Ann. 515 1857 0 Louisiana
Hunt v. Knox 34 Miss. 655 1857 0 Mississippi
Dearmond v. Courtney 12 La. Ann. 251 1857 0 Louisiana
Patterson v. Kirkland 34 Miss. 423 1857 0 Mississippi
Allen v. Urquhart 19 Tex. 480 1857 0 Texas
Gil v. Williams 12 La. Ann. 219 1857 0 Louisiana
Spencer v. Amis 12 La. Ann. 127 1857 0 Louisiana
Fairly v. Thompson 34 Miss. 101 1857 0 Mississippi
Fairley v. Fairley 34 Miss. 18 1857 0 Mississippi
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Mills v. Glover 22 Ga. 319 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hickman v. Flenniken 12 La. Ann. 268 1857 0 Louisiana
Reinhart v. Miller 22 Ga. 402 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Morris v. Stokes 21 Ga. 552 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Theriet v. Voorhies 12 La. Ann. 852 1857 0 Louisiana