Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Calloway v. Bryan 51 N.C. 569 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Brewer v. Church 57 N.C. 418 1859 0 Contracts North Carolina
Jarman v. Ellis 52 N.C. 77 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Scott v. Fox 14 Md. 388 1859 0 Maryland
Perry v. High 40 Tenn. 349 1859 0 Tennessee
Swails v. Bushart 39 Tenn. 561 1859 0 Tennessee
State v. Adams 40 Tenn. 259 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Cannon 40 Tenn. 354 1859 0 Tennessee
Fleming v. Gilmer 35 Ala. 62 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Willett v. Carroll 13 Md. 459 1859 0 Maryland
Peers v. Davis’ Administrators 29 Mo. 184 1859 0 Missouri
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee
Hook v. Stovall, Dunn & Co. 26 Ga. 704 1859 0 Action based on promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Naylor’s Administrator v. Moffatt 29 Mo. 126 1859 0 Missouri
Lockett v. Mims 27 Ga. 207 1859 0 Presumption of a gift Supreme Court of Georgia
Scruggs v. Davis 40 Tenn. 664 1859 0 Tennessee
White v. White 40 Tenn. 404 1859 0 Tennessee
Rodgers' Adm'r v. Brazeale 34 Ala. 512 1859 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Tabb v. Williams 57 N.C. 352 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Miller v. Garrett 35 Ala. 96 1859 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama