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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lowry v. McGee 40 Tenn. 269 1859 0 Tennessee
Underwood v. Lacapère 14 La. Ann. 276 1859 0 Money judgment, redhibition Louisiana
Swain v. Spruill 57 N.C. 364 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hargrove v. Webb & Allen 27 Ga. 172 1859 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Sandeford v. Hess 39 Tenn. 680 1859 0 Tennessee
Marshall v. Drawhorn 27 Ga. 275 1859 0 Reform a Written Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Seay v. Young 39 Tenn. 417 1859 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Hall 58 N.C. 26 1859 0 Gifts North Carolina
Brewton v. Smith 28 Ga. 442 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Fleming v. Gilmer 35 Ala. 62 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Pool v. Morris 29 Ga. 374 1859 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardin v. Brown 27 Ga. 314 1859 0 Promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrell v. Davenport 58 N.C. 4 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Feimster v. Tucker 58 N.C. 69 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State ex rel. Harrell v. Lee 51 N.C. 280 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Trotter v. Dobbs 38 Miss. 198 1859 0 Whether a party to a case is a "free white person" Mississippi
Reeves v. Steele 39 Tenn. 647 1859 0 Tennessee
Meadows v. Moore 58 N.C. 54 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Gorin v. Gordon 38 Miss. 205 1859 0 Recovery of slaves distributed in a marriage settlement Mississippi
Isaac v. Sliger 40 Tenn. 214 1859 0 Tennessee