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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Webb v. Bowler 50 N.C. 362 1858 0 Evidence North Carolina
Black v. McAulay 50 N.C. 375 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
State v. Thompson 13 La. Ann. 515 1858 0 Theft of enslaved person Louisiana
Roberts v. Boylan 24 Ga. 40 1858 0 Personal Property Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Ludwick v. Stafford 51 N.C. 109 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hardaway v. Semmes 24 Ga. 305 1858 0 Garnishment Georgia
Sanders v. Ward 25 Ga. 109 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Montgomery v. Chaney 13 La. Ann. 207 1858 0 Forced heirs, sales, simulated contract, undue influence Louisiana
Walker v. Walker 25 Ga. 420 1858 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Jarman v. Humphrey 51 N.C. 28 1858 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Bell v. Morrisett 51 N.C. 178 1858 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
State v. Nat 51 N.C. 114 1858 0 Attempted rape North Carolina
Massey v. Calhoun 26 Ga. 127 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Moore v. Lesueur 33 Ala. 237 1858 0 Settlement of Estate Alabama
Stephanes v. State 21 Tex. 206 1858 0 Texas
Harper v. Hill 35 Miss. 63 1858 0 Sale of slaves under a levy Mississippi
Stone v. Montgomery 35 Miss. 83 1858 0 Enjoinment of property Mississippi
Mitchell v. Mitchell 35 Miss. 108 1858 0 Entitlement of wife to her separate estate consisting of money and slaves Mississippi
Barksdale v. Finney 55 Va. 338 1858 0 Action to recover property SC of Appeals VA
Bookfield v. Stanton 51 N.C. 156 1858 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina