Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Shaw & Leigh v. First Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church 39 Pa. 226 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Cox v. Mobile & Girard Railroad 37 Ala. 320 1861 1 Alabama
Kent v. Carcaud 17 Md. 291 1861 1 Maryland
Van Bibber v. Ferdinand 17 Md. 436 1861 1 Maryland
Brown v. Murdock 16 Md. 521 1861 1 Maryland
Seighman v. Marshall 17 Md. 550 1861 1 Maryland
O'Neal v. Virginia & Maryland Bridge Co. 18 Md. 1 1861 1 Maryland