Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gorin v. Gordon 38 Miss. 205 1859 0 Recovery of slaves distributed in a marriage settlement Mississippi
George v. Demouy 14 La. Ann. 145 1859 0 Freedom suit, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
King v. Neely 14 La. Ann. 165 1859 0 Sales, Louisiana
Hill v. State 28 Ga. 604 1859 0 Murder case Supreme Court of Georgia
Lanehart v. Jeter 36 Miss. 650 1859 0 Interest of husband in slaves belonging to wife Mississippi
Cheairs v. Smith 37 Miss. 646 1859 0 Whether a provision for emancipation voids an entire will Mississippi
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Barker v. Coleman 35 Ala. 221 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Stubbs v. Houston 33 Ala. 555 1859 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Trotter v. Dobbs 38 Miss. 198 1859 0 Whether a party to a case is a "free white person" Mississippi
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Trial of enslaved man for the killing of his master Mississippi
Elliott v. Holder 40 Tenn. 698 1859 0 Tennessee
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Stockley v. Rowley 39 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
Molett v. State 33 Ala. 408 1859 0 Failure to Keep White Person on Plantation Alabama
Crews v. Threadgill 35 Ala. 334 1859 0 Conveyance of mortgage dispute Alabama
Comaux v. Doiron 14 La. Ann. 184 1859 0 Redhibition, sales Louisiana
Estate of Hickman v. Boggus 14 La. Ann. 609 1859 0 Wills, Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Cuillé v. Gassen 14 La. Ann. 5 1859 0 Successions, property Louisiana
Fuller v. Fuller 58 N.C. 223 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina