Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Action to recover debt SC of PA.
People ex rel. Hoyt v. Commissioners of Taxes 9 N.Y. 224 1861 0 Taxation of New York resident with slaves in another state? Court of Appeals of New York
Jackson v. Jackson 32 Ga. 325 1861 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. State 26 Tex. 116 1861 0 Texas
Ex parte Merry 26 Tex. 23 1861 0 Texas
Imboden v. Hunter 23 Ark. 622 1861 0 Mortage on enslaved persons Arkansas
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Action to recover Enslaved Person from estate Alabama
Connor v. Trawick's Adm'r 37 Ala. 289 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
George v. Norris 23 Ark. 121 1861 0 Levy on enslaved persons Arkansas
Ben v. State 37 Ala. 103 1861 0 Wrongful detention of a enslaved person Alabama
Martin v. Reed 37 Ala. 198 1861 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Cox v. Britt 22 Ark. 567 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons (clerical mistake in will) Arkansas
Sartor v. Sartor 39 Miss. 760 1861 0 Petition to contest a will, including division of slaves Mississippi
Hill v. State 23 Ark. 604 1861 0 Administration of estate with enslaved persons Arkansas
Halliburton v. Fletcher 22 Ark. 453 1861 0 Adverse possession of enslaved person Arkansas
Christian v. Greenwood 23 Ark. 258 1861 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Morton v. Scull 23 Ark. 289 1861 0 False representations by agent in enslaved person sale Arkansas
Woodward v. Roane 23 Ark. 523 1861 0 Execution on enslaved persons Arkansas
Henry v. Harbison 23 Ark. 25 1861 0 Gift of enslaved persons Arkansas
Sizer v. Anthony 22 Ark. 465 1861 0 Injunction against removal of enslaved persons Arkansas