Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Martin 59 N.C. 179 1861 0 Marriage Settlements 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
Wilson v. Hunter 14 Wis. 683 1861 1 Wisconsin
Martin v. Cook 59 N.C. 199 1861 1 North Carolina
Waldo v. Rice 14 Wis. 286 1861 1 Wisconsin
Harrell v. Davis 53 N.C. 359 1861 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Nicholls v. Skeel 12 Iowa 300 1861 1 Iowa
Yarborough v. Yarborough 59 N.C. 209 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Tillman v. Tillman 59 N.C. 206 1861 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Norfleet v. Slade 59 N.C. 217 1861 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hughes v. State 2 Miss. Dec. 88 1861 1 Mississippi
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Hartell v. Searcy 32 Ga. 190 1861 0 Supreme Courrt of Georgia
State v. Stebbins 29 Conn. 463 1861 1 Connecticut
Chase v. Plummer 17 Md. 165 1861 0 Maryland
Wooten v. Calahan 32 Ga. 382 1861 0 False Representation Supreme Court of Georgia
Arnold v. Booth 14 Wis. 180 1861 1 Wisconsin
Spencer v. McDonald 22 Ark. 466 1861 0 Adverse possession of enslaved persons Arkansas
Pope's heirs v. Boyd's adx. 22 Ark. 535 1861 0 Sale of enslaved persons for debt of estate Arkansas
West v. Ferguson 57 Va. 270 1861 1 Virginia