Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Frank v. State 39 Miss. 705 1861 0 Evidentiary issues, including validity of confession, in a B&E committed by enslaved man Mississippi
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
Arnold v. Cord 16 Ind. 177 1861 1 Indiana
McMurphy v. Bell 16 La. Ann. 369 1861 0 Sale of slave, Divorce, Louisiana
Alexander v. Polk 39 Miss. 737 1861 0 Evidentiary issues regarding a deed as evidence Mississippi
Smith v. Porter 16 La. Ann. 370 1861 0 Property, Wills Louisiana
Nixon v. Piffet 16 La. Ann. 379 1861 0 Property Louisiana
Weathersby v. Weathersby 39 Miss. 652 1861 0 Recovery of slaves that were given by husband to a wife as part of separation Mississippi
State v. Judge of the Second District Court of New Orleans 16 La. Ann. 390 1861 0 Mortgages, Deeds Louisiana
Waring v. Zunts 16 La. Ann. 49 1861 0 Partition, Property Louisiana
State v. Schoolfield 29 Tex. 501 1861 0 Texas
Mehle v. Lapeyrollerie 16 La. Ann. 4 1861 0 Marriage, Divorce Louisiana
Scott v. State 26 Tex. 116 1861 0 Texas
Bell v. Lacy 16 La. Ann. 51 1861 0 Sale of Slave Louisiana
Roselius v. Barelli 16 La. Ann. 386 1861 0 Sales Louisiana
Walpole v. Renfroe 16 La. Ann. 92 1861 0 Property, Debts Louisiana
Roberts v. Ogbourne 37 Ala. 174 1861 1 Alabama
Bachemin v. Scheixnaydre 16 La. Ann. 32 1861 0 Secured Transactions, Repossession Louisiana
Leblanc v. Bouchereau 16 La. Ann. 11 1861 0 Sale of Slave, Contracts Louisiana
Templeton v. Board of Levee Commissioners 16 La. Ann. 117 1861 0 Property Louisiana