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
State v. Peter 53 N.C. 346 1861 0 Taxes North Carolina
Hill v. Williams 59 N.C. 242 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Starr v. Yourtee 17 Md. 341 1861 1 Maryland
Adams v. Lansing 17 Cal. 629 1861 1 California
Haynes v. Breaux 16 La. Ann. 142 1861 1 Louisiana
Otto v. Durege 14 Wis. 571 1861 1 Wisconsin
Scott v. State 37 Ala. 117 1861 1 Alabama
Chaska Co. v. Board of Supervisors 6 Minn. 204 1861 1 Minnesota
Coit v. Bland 12 Abb. Pr. 462 1861 1 New York