Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Willis v. Harris 26 Tex. 136 1861 1 Texas
Whiteford v. Munroe 17 Md. 135 1861 1 Maryland
Macy v. City of Indianapolis 17 Ind. 267 1861 1 Indiana
Taylor v. Strickland 37 Ala. 642 1861 1 Alabama
Slaughter v. Slaughter 23 Ark. 356 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Halliburton v. Fletcher 22 Ark. 453 1861 0 Adverse possession of enslaved person Arkansas
Morton v. Scull 23 Ark. 289 1861 0 False representations by agent in enslaved person sale Arkansas
Sartor v. Sartor 39 Miss. 760 1861 0 Petition to contest a will, including division of slaves Mississippi
Wimberly v. Wimberly 38 Ala. 40 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Cox v. Britt 22 Ark. 567 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons (clerical mistake in will) Arkansas
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
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Action to recover debt SC of PA.
Woodward v. Roane 23 Ark. 523 1861 0 Execution on enslaved persons Arkansas
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Action to recover Enslaved Person from estate Alabama
Wagaman v. Byers 17 Md. 183 1861 0 Maryland
Hackett v. Green 32 Ga. 512 1861 0 Claim and levy Supreme Court of Georgia
Skelton v. The Ordinary 32 Ga. 266 1861 0 Invested funds Supreme Court of Georgia
Lewis v. McAfee 32 Ga. 465 1861 0 Action brought to recover cost of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Black v. McBain 32 Ga. 128 1861 0 Promissory Note Georgia
Poole v. North Carolina Rail Road 53 N.C. 340 1861 0 Negligence North Carolina