Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Henry v. Graves 57 Va. 244 1861 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Layne v. Norris' Adm'r 57 Va. 236 1861 0 Action to recover property SC of Appeals VA
State v. Peter 53 N.C. 346 1861 0 Taxes North Carolina
Baker v. Wise 57 Va. 139 1861 0 ? SC of Appeals VA
Martin v. Cook 59 N.C. 199 1861 1 North Carolina
Merkle v. State 37 Ala. 139 1861 1 Alabama
Hill v. Williams 59 N.C. 242 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
King v. Kenan 38 Ala. 63 1861 0 Recovery for enslaved person Alabama
Morrison v. Myers 11 Iowa 538 1861 1 Iowa
Heath v. Devaughn 37 Ala. 677 1861 0 Slander for Alledged Engagment in Slave Trade Alabama
Otto v. Durege 14 Wis. 571 1861 1 Wisconsin
In re Yates 59 N.C. 212 1861 1 North Carolina
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Evidentiary issues in the murder of a white man by an enslaved man Mississippi
Haynes v. Breaux 16 La. Ann. 142 1861 1 Louisiana
Ballantyne v. Turner 59 N.C. 224 1861 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Coit v. Bland 12 Abb. Pr. 462 1861 1 New York
Norton v. Supervisors of Rock County 13 Wis. 611 1861 1 Wisconsin
Starr v. Yourtee 17 Md. 341 1861 1 Maryland
Chaska Co. v. Board of Supervisors 6 Minn. 204 1861 1 Minnesota
Jennings v. Hodges 16 La. Ann. 321 1861 1 Louisiana