Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sandeford v. Hess 39 Tenn. 680 1859 0 Tennessee
Howell v. Howell 20 Ark. 25 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Minor v. State 36 Miss. 630 1859 0 Whether enslaved man is entitled to a writ of error in non-capital cases Mississippi
Cox v. Williams 58 N.C. 150 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Windley v. Gaylord 52 N.C. 55 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Heirn v. Bridault 37 Miss. 209 1859 0 Rights of alien free negroes Mississippi
Van Wickle v. Garrett 14 La. Ann. 106 1859 0 Marriage, separation of property, judicial mortgage Louisiana
Simon v. State 37 Miss. 288 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in the case of a murder by a runaway Mississippi
Dement v. Scott 39 Tenn. 367 1859 0 Tennessee
Fessenden v. Jones 52 N.C. 14 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
George v. State 37 Miss. 316 1859 0 Rape of an enslaved woman by an enslaved man Mississippi
Brown v. Brooks 52 N.C. 93 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
White & Trufant v. Cazenave 14 La. Ann. 57 1859 0 Specific performance, contracts, property Louisiana
Russell v. Kearney 27 Ga. 96 1859 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Brooks v. Caughran 40 Tenn. 464 1859 0 Tennessee
Harrison v. Everett 58 N.C. 163 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Nelson v. Goree'r Adm'r 34 Ala. 565 1859 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Brown v. Raby 14 La. Ann. 41 1859 0 Freedom suit, emancipation Louisiana
Adams v. Mayor of Somerville 39 Tenn. 363 1859 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Wilder 39 Tenn. 577 1859 0 Tennessee