Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Matthews v. Ansley 31 Ala. 20 1857 1 Alabama
Downs v. Minchew 30 Ala. 86 1857 1 Alabama
Dumas v. Hunter 30 Ala. 75 1857 1 Alabama
Cowles v. Garrett's Adm'rs 30 Ala. 341 1857 1 Alabama
Barron v. Newberry 2 F. Cas. 937 1857 1 United States
Peters v. Cunningham 10 Md. 554 1857 1 Maryland
Goldsmith v. Stetson 30 Ala. 164 1857 1 Alabama
Sims v. Thompson 30 Ala. 158 1857 1 Alabama
Bryant v. Hutchinson 30 Ala. 441 1857 1 Alabama
Young v. Davis 30 Ala. 213 1857 1 Alabama
Bass v. Taylor 34 Miss. 342 1857 1 Mississippi
Stalcup v. Garner 26 Mo. 72 1857 1 Missouri
Sprott v. Baldwin 34 Miss. 327 1857 1 Mississippi
Backus v. Byron 4 Mich. 535 1857 1 Michigan
Goff v. Robins 33 Miss. 153 1857 1 Mississippi
Trask v. State Fire & Marine Insurance 29 Pa. 198 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Shearer v. Winston 33 Miss. 149 1857 1 Mississippi
McAfferty v. Conover's Lessee 7 Ohio St. 99 1857 1 Ohio
Pittsburgh & Connelsville Railroad v. Clarke & Thaw 29 Pa. 146 1857 1 Pennsylvania
Picot v. Page 26 Mo. 398 1857 1 Missouri