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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Stone v. Stillwell 23 Ark. 444 1861 0 Administration of estate hiring of enslaved person Arkansas
Christian v. Greenwood 23 Ark. 258 1861 0 Fraudulent sale of enslaved persons Arkansas
Tillman v. Tillman 59 N.C. 206 1861 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harrell v. Davis 53 N.C. 359 1861 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Josephine v. State 39 Miss. 613 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a slaveowner's daughter by enslaved woman, and attempted poisoning of the rest of the family Mississippi
McCurdy v. Terry 33 Ga. 49 1861 0 Recovery for Covenant Supreme Court of Georgia
Frank v. State 39 Miss. 705 1861 0 Evidentiary issues, including validity of confession, in a B&E committed by enslaved man Mississippi
Wooten v. Calahan 32 Ga. 382 1861 0 False Representation Supreme Court of Georgia
McLeod v. Dell 9 Fla. 427 1861 0 Dispute Over the Division of Slaves Left Intestate Supreme Court of FL
Mann v. Macon & Western Railroad 32 Ga. 345 1861 0 Action to recover damages from railroad company for death of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Cox v. State 32 Ga. 515 1861 0 action for murder of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Yarborough v. Yarborough 59 N.C. 209 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Martin v. Reed 37 Ala. 198 1861 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Jackson v. Jackson 32 Ga. 325 1861 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Burton v. Black 32 Ga. 53 1861 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Martin 59 N.C. 179 1861 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
Smith v. Porter 16 La. Ann. 370 1861 0 Property, Wills Louisiana
Spencer v. Rist 16 La. Ann. 318 1861 0 Property, Sale of slaves, Secured Transactions Louisiana
Draughon v. Ryan 16 La. Ann. 309 1861 0 Promissory Notes, Mortgage, Sale of Slaves Louisiana