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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Fitch 18 N.Y. 546 1859 1 New York
Lawrence v. Woods 17 N.Y. Super. Ct. 354 1859 1 New York
Smith v. Fly 24 Tex. 345 1859 1 Texas
Broughton v. Bradley 34 Ala. 694 1859 1 Alabama
Wood v. Moore 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 177 1859 1 Tennessee
Wooten v. Smith 27 Ga. 216 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Town Council of Cahaba v. Burnett 34 Ala. 400 1859 1 Alabama
Cobb v. State 27 Ga. 648 1859 0 indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Relfe v. Relfe 34 Ala. 500 1859 1 Alabama
Iaege v. Bossieux 56 Va. 83 1859 1 Virginia
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Emerson v. Atwater 7 Mich. 12 1859 1 Michigan
Bledsoe v. Bledsoe 29 Ga. 385 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Ross 29 Mo. 32 1859 1 Missouri
Haynes v. Jones 39 Tenn. 372 1859 0 Tennessee
Herschfeldt v. George 6 Mich. 456 1859 1 Michigan
Ableman v. Booth 11 Wis. 498 1859 1 Wisconsin
Rhea v. White 40 Tenn. 121 1859 0 Tennessee
Hines v. State 26 Ga. 614 1859 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Parker v. Kane 63 U.S. 1 1859 1 United States