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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Stone v. Sanders 38 Tenn. 248 1858 0 Tennessee
Patton v. Hamner 33 Ala. 307 1858 0 Detinue for enslaved persons Alabama
Crittenden v. Posey 38 Tenn. 311 1858 0 Tennessee
Goddin v. Vaughn's Ex'x 55 Va. 102 1858 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Livesay v. Helms 55 Va. 441 1858 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hendry v. Clardy 8 Fla. 77 1858 0 Recovery for Slaves and their Hires Supreme Court of FL
James v. Clarke County 33 Ala. 51 1858 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person overseer Alabama
Smith v. Henry 35 Miss. 369 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Succession of Ynogoso 13 La. Ann. 559 1858 0 Successions, judicial mortgages, privileges, property Louisiana
Morris v. Lewis' Executor 33 Ala. 53 1858 0 Specific Performance of Contract Alabama
Crippen v. Crippen 38 Tenn. 128 1858 0 Tennessee
Hamilton v. State 35 Miss. 214 1858 0 Trial for larceny of an enslaved man Mississippi
Dunlap v. Petrie's Executors 35 Miss. 590 1858 0 Recission of a contract already argued in court Mississippi
Grist v. Forehand 36 Miss. 69 1858 0 Power of guardian over the property of his ward Mississippi
Exum v. Brister 35 Miss. 391 1858 0 Liability of principal for trespass of agent and slaves Mississippi
Matthews v. Robinson 33 Ala. 320 1858 0 Action to enjoin Alabama
Thomas v. James 32 Ala. 723 1858 0 Trespass on property Alabama
Colbert v. Daniel 32 Ala. 314 1858 0 Execution of Will, Allotment of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Currie v. Murphy 35 Miss. 473 1858 0 Construction of clauses in will bequeathing slaves Mississippi