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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kennedy v. Williamson 50 N.C. 284 1858 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Black v. McAulay 50 N.C. 375 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Ratliffe v. Collins 35 Miss. 581 1858 0 Wife's liability for husband's debts Mississippi
Croft v. White 36 Miss. 455 1858 0 Effect of alteration by stranger on private writings Mississippi
Washington v. Emery 57 N.C. 32 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ward v. Riddick 57 N.C. 22 1858 0 Gifts North Carolina
Wootten & Goolsby v. Callahan 26 Ga. 366 1858 0 Deceit Supreme Court of Georgia
Woods v. Woods 13 La. Ann. 189 1858 0 Heirs, nullity of sale Louisiana
Laycock v. Bird 13 La. Ann. 173 1858 0 Sales, donations in disguise, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Rives v. Weaver 36 Miss. 374 1858 0 Charge of champerty in regards to maintenance of estate Mississippi
Nesom v. D'Armond 13 La. Ann. 294 1858 0 Probate, obligations, prescriptions Louisiana
State v. Henderson 13 La. Ann. 489 1858 0 Capital punishment, stabbing by enslaved person Louisiana
Johnston v. Johnston 13 La. Ann. 581 1858 0 Property (division of marital) Louisiana
Wyche v. Greene 26 Ga. 415 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Succession of Hickman 13 La. Ann. 364 1858 0 Mortgages, tutorship Louisiana
State v. White 13 La. Ann. 573 1858 0 Murder, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Williams v. Rost 13 La. Ann. 327 1858 0 Redhibition, recovery of price paid for enslaved person Louisiana
Wilkins v. Bobo 13 La. Ann. 430 1858 0 Monetary judgment, suretyship Louisiana
King v. Talbert 36 Miss. 367 1858 0 Voiding of direction in a will Mississippi
Chapman v. Chapman 13 La. Ann. 228 1858 0 Tutorship, property Louisiana