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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Armstrong v. Marmaduke 31 Mo. 327 1861 1 Missouri
Lillibridge v. Ross 31 Ga. 730 1861 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Wright’s Appeal 38 Pa. 507 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Guthrie v. Price 23 Ark. 396 1861 1 Arkansas
Stancell v. Kenan 33 Ga. 56 1861 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Matthis v. State 33 Ga. 24 1861 1 Georgia
Tillman v. Chadwick 37 Ala. 317 1861 0 Trespass Alabama
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
Williams v. Ivey 37 Ala. 244 1861 1 Alabama
Holloway v. Sherman 12 Iowa 282 1861 1 Iowa