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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Pauline v. Hubert 14 La. Ann. 161 1859 0 Freedom suit Louisiana
Harrell v. Davenport 58 N.C. 4 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Fisk v. Parker 14 La. Ann. 491 1859 0 Property Louisiana
Holloway v. Cotten 33 Ala. 529 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Clements & Miller v. Little 28 Ga. 491 1859 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Replevin to recover possession of enslaved woman Mississippi
Wooten v. Jarman 52 N.C. 238 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas
Hunt v. Printup 28 Ga. 297 1859 0 Trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Russell v. Kearney 27 Ga. 96 1859 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Nored v. Adams 39 Tenn. 449 1859 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. State 39 Tenn. 458 1859 0 Tennessee
Dukes v. Nelson 27 Ga. 457 1859 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Minor v. State 36 Miss. 630 1859 0 Whether enslaved man is entitled to a writ of error in non-capital cases Mississippi
Garrett v. Brock 27 Ga. 576 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Mullins v. McCandless 57 N.C. 425 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Bell’s Adm’r v. Troy 35 Ala. 184 1859 0 Action for Arson Committed by Defendant's Enslaved Person Alabama
Debrell v. Ponton 22 Tex. 686 1859 0 Texas
Hardy v. Voorhies 14 La. Ann. 776 1859 0 Murder, Execution Louisiana
Dunlap v. Hearn 37 Miss. 471 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in title to enslaved woman Mississippi