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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Shackelford v. Bullock 34 Ala. 418 1859 0 Property dispute Alabama
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Dohan v. Wilson 14 La. Ann. 353 1859 0 Sales, redhibition Louisiana
Wailes v. Daniell 14 La. Ann. 578 1859 0 Wills, sales Louisiana
D'Aquin v. Armant 14 La. Ann. 217 1859 0 Sales, property Louisiana
Fuller v. Fuller 58 N.C. 223 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Williamson v. Williamson 58 N.C. 142 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bledsoe v. Bledsoe 29 Ga. 385 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Hook v. Stovall, Dunn & Co. 26 Ga. 704 1859 0 Action based on promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Lockett v. Mims 27 Ga. 207 1859 0 Presumption of a gift Supreme Court of Georgia
Drumright v. State 29 Ga. 430 1859 0 indicted for carry a slave out of the country without consent of owner Supreme Court of Georgia
Kearney v. Harrell 58 N.C. 199 1859 0 Bill for injunction re judgment North Carolina
Little v. McLendon 58 N.C. 216 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Helvenstein v. Higgason 35 Ala. 259 1859 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Watson v. Davis. 52 N.C. 178 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Norton v. Moore 40 Tenn. 480 1859 0 Tennessee
Sawyer v. Dozier 52 N.C. 7 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Nelson v. Hall 58 N.C. 32 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Succession of Woodruff 14 La. Ann. 295 1859 0 Wills, manumission Louisiana
Edmonds' Ex'rs v. Goodwyn 28 Ga. 38 1859 0 Will and Testament Suprem Court of Georgia