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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Vienne v. Harris 14 La. Ann. 382 1859 0 Sales, property, Louisiana
Phillips v. Stewart 27 Ga. 402 1859 0 Abatement of action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hargrove v. Webb & Allen 27 Ga. 172 1859 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
King v. Galloway 58 N.C. 122 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Crowell v. Simpson 52 N.C. 285 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Wooley v. Robinson 52 N.C. 30 1859 0 Taxation of costs/action of detinue North Carolina
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas
Allen v. Prater 35 Ala. 169 1859 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Holloway v. Cotten 33 Ala. 529 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
State v. Willis 52 N.C. 190 1859 0 Burglary North Carolina
Futrill v. Futrill 58 N.C. 61 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
McGinnis v. Harris 52 N.C. 213 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Marshall v. Drawhorn 27 Ga. 275 1859 0 Reform a Written Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Little v. Bennett 58 N.C. 156 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Flanders v. Meath 27 Ga. 358 1859 0 recovery for property damage Supreme Court of Georgia
Bisland v. Provosty 14 La. Ann. 169 1859 0 Recovery of 55 enslaved persons Louisiana
Mavor v. Armant 14 La. Ann. 181 1859 0 Partition, donation inter vivos, successions Louisiana
Brown v. Strickland 28 Ga. 387 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia
Darden v. Cowper 52 N.C. 210 1859 0 Action on the case, action of waste North Carolina
Bennett v. Bennett 34 Ala. 53 1859 0 Action Against Deceased Adm'r Alabama