Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Burton v. Black 32 Ga. 53 1861 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. The Augusta 24 F. Cas. 892 1861 0 Libel of intent to employ in slave trade District Court, S.D. New York
Newman v. State 14 Wis. 393 1861 1 Wisconsin
State v. Butman 42 N.H. 490 1861 1 New Hampshire
Pomeroy v. Bailey 43 N.H. 118 1861 1 New Hampshire
Davis v. Commonwealth 57 Va. 134 1861 1 Virginia
Cox v. State 32 Ga. 515 1861 0 action for murder of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Mann v. Macon & Western Railroad 32 Ga. 345 1861 0 Action to recover damages from railroad company for death of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Gimon v. Terrell 38 Ala. 208 1861 0 Trover Alabama
United States v. Westervelt 28 F. Cas. 529 1861 0 Indictment of slave trader Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Divine v. Bullock 60 Ky. 418 1861 1 Kentucky
Hughes v. State 2 Miss. Dec. 88 1861 1 Mississippi
Howard v. Thomas 12 Ohio St. 201 1861 1 Ohio
Stevens v. Hatch 6 Minn. 64 1861 1 Minnesota
Waldo v. Rice 14 Wis. 286 1861 1 Wisconsin
Folsom v. Carli 5 Minn. 333 1861 1 Minnesota
Hancock v. Watson 18 Cal. 137 1861 1 California
Kohner v. Ashenauer 17 Cal. 578 1861 1 California
Garth v. Cooper & Smith 12 Iowa 364 1861 1 Iowa
Hager v. Thomson 66 U.S. 80 1861 1 United States