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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Lauglin 53 N.C. 354 1861 0 Arson North Carolina
Chapman v. Woodward 16 La. Ann. 167 1861 0 Property Louisiana
Creswell's Executor v. Walker 37 Ala. 229 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Jemison v. Smith 37 Ala. 185 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Eddins v. Buck 23 Ark. 507 1861 0 Sale of gifted enslaved person Arkansas
McGehee v. Rump 37 Ala. 651 1861 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Burton v. Black 32 Ga. 53 1861 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Cox v. State 32 Ga. 515 1861 0 action for murder of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Karn 16 La. Ann. 183 1861 0 Criminal Louisiana
McKee's Administrators v. McKee's Administrators 16 Md. 516 1861 0 Maryland
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
Smith v. Martin 59 N.C. 179 1861 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Cecil v. Rose 17 Md. 92 1861 0 Maryland
Anderson's Ex'r v. Anderson's Heirs 37 Ala. 683 1861 0 Settlement of Executor's Accounts Alabama
Williams v. Logan & Meara 32 Ga. 165 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Cleland v. Low 32 Ga. 458 1861 0 Contract dispute over slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Wilson 17 Md. 460 1861 0 Maryland
Reynolds v. Roebuck 37 Ala. 408 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Yarborough v. Yarborough 59 N.C. 209 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland