Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hollingsworth v. Handcock 7 Fla. 338 1857 0 Supreme Court of FL
Knapp v. Mills 20 Tex. 123 1857 0 Texas
Daniel v. Guy 19 Ark. 121 1857 0 Arkansas
Harriet v. Swan 18 Ark. 495 1857 0 Arkansas
Smith v. Johnson 21 Ga. 386 1857 0 Georgia
The Merchant 17 F. Cas. 36 1857 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Gibson v. Marquis 29 Ala. 668 1857 0 Alabama
Dorsett v. Frith 21 Ga. 245 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Beale v. Hall 22 Ga. 431 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Sheppard v. Sheppard 22 Ga. 426 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Stephenson 20 Tex. 151 1857 0 Texas
Meek v. Holton 22 Ga. 491 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bunn v. Bunn 22 Ga. 472 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Crawford v. Cato 22 Ga. 594 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Raines' Adm'r v. Raines' Creditors 30 Ala. 425 1857 1 Alabama
Poe v. Davis 29 Ala. 676 1857 1 Alabama
Chambliss v. Smith 30 Ala. 366 1857 1 Alabama
Doe ex dem. School Commissioners v. Godwin 30 Ala. 242 1857 1 Alabama
Thomas v. Dumas 30 Ala. 83 1857 1 Alabama