Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Kohner v. Ashenauer 17 Cal. 578 1861 1 California
Hancock v. Watson 18 Cal. 137 1861 1 California
Jeffries v. Lawson 39 Miss. 791 1861 1 Mississippi
Arnold v. Cord 16 Ind. 177 1861 1 Indiana
In re Yates 59 N.C. 212 1861 1 North Carolina
Wells v. Mitchell 39 Miss. 800 1861 0 Petition for demurrer on settlement of estate Mississippi
Shaw & Leigh v. First Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church 39 Pa. 226 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Persse v. Watrous 30 Conn. 139 1861 1 Connecticut
McWilliams v. Falcon 59 N.C. 235 1861 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Succession of Beckham 16 La. Ann. 352 1861 1 Louisiana
Roberts v. Ogbourne 37 Ala. 174 1861 1 Alabama
Attorney General v. Pierce 59 N.C. 240 1861 0 Taxes North Carolina
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
Weathersby v. Weathersby 39 Miss. 652 1861 0 Recovery of slaves that were given by husband to a wife as part of separation Mississippi
Alexander v. Polk 39 Miss. 737 1861 0 Evidentiary issues regarding a deed as evidence Mississippi
State v. Lauglin 53 N.C. 354 1861 0 Arson North Carolina
Scott v. State 26 Tex. 116 1861 0 Texas
Ex parte Merry 26 Tex. 23 1861 0 Texas
Merkle v. State 37 Ala. 139 1861 1 Alabama
Jones v. Gerock 59 N.C. 190 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina