Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Barker v. Bell 37 Ala. 354 1861 1 Alabama
Hill v. State 23 Ark. 604 1861 0 Administration of estate with enslaved persons Arkansas
Sartor v. Sartor 39 Miss. 760 1861 0 Petition to contest a will, including division of slaves Mississippi
Cox v. Britt 22 Ark. 567 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons (clerical mistake in will) Arkansas
Martin v. Reed 37 Ala. 198 1861 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
People ex rel. Hoyt v. Commissioners of Taxes 9 N.Y. 224 1861 0 Taxation of New York resident with slaves in another state? Court of Appeals of New York
Engles v. Marshall 19 Cal. 320 1861 1 California
Torbert v. Hayden 11 Iowa 435 1861 1 Iowa
Borum v. King's Adm'r 37 Ala. 606 1861 1 Alabama
Ward v. Cameron's Adm'rs 37 Ala. 691 1861 1 Alabama
Preslar v. Stallworth 37 Ala. 402 1861 1 Alabama
Ormond v. Martin 37 Ala. 598 1861 1 Alabama
Williams v. Ivey 37 Ala. 244 1861 1 Alabama
Meaher v. Cox, Brainard & Co. 37 Ala. 201 1861 1 Alabama
Ben v. State 37 Ala. 103 1861 0 Wrongful detention of a enslaved person Alabama
Bank of Montgomery v. Plannett's Adm'r 37 Ala. 222 1861 1 Alabama
Imboden v. Hunter 23 Ark. 622 1861 0 Mortage on enslaved persons Arkansas
George v. Norris 23 Ark. 121 1861 0 Levy on enslaved persons Arkansas
Wimberly v. Wimberly 38 Ala. 40 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Action to recover Enslaved Person from estate Alabama