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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Allen v. Miles 36 Miss. 640 1859 0 Accounting of separate estate of wife Mississippi
Andrews v. Keith 34 Ala. 722 1859 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Sawyer v. Flemister 29 Ga. 347 1859 0 Executor of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Replevin to recover possession of enslaved woman Mississippi
Parker v. Hall 39 Tenn. 641 1859 0 Tennessee
Montague v. Gaddis 37 Miss. 453 1859 0 Attachment of slaves Mississippi
Phinney v. Phinney 17 How. Pr. 197 1859 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Hines v. State 26 Ga. 614 1859 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slave Supreme Court of Georgia
McRae v. Singleton 35 Ala. 297 1859 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Dunlap v. Hearn 37 Miss. 471 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in title to enslaved woman Mississippi
Wilson v. Horne 37 Miss. 477 1859 0 Recovery of the amount of promissory note Mississippi
Evans v. Kittrell 33 Ala. 449 1859 0 Specific Performance of Contract Alabama
Troy v. Smith & Shields 33 Ala. 469 1859 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Flanders v. Meath 27 Ga. 358 1859 0 recovery for property damage Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Strickland 28 Ga. 387 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia
Moody v. Moody 29 Ga. 519 1859 0 Executor of estate execution Supreme Court of Georgia
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes Supreme Court of FL
Woodfin v. Asheville Mutual Insurance 51 N.C. 558 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Latimer v. Rogers 40 Tenn. 692 1859 0 Tennessee