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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Whitley v. Stephenson 38 Miss. 113 1859 0 Widow's right to property Mississippi
Greenwood v. Coleman 34 Ala. 150 1859 0 Enforce Voluntary Conveyance Alabama
Smith v. Williams 38 Miss. 48 1859 0 Replevin action to recover slaves Mississippi
Cason v. Hubbard 38 Miss. 35 1859 0 Feme covert title to enslaved man Mississippi
Wilson v. Taylor 30 F. Cas. 230 1859 0 Executors and Administrating Estates United States
Henry v. State 33 Ala. 389 1859 0 Indictment for Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Huckabee's Adm'r v. Andrews 34 Ala. 646 1859 0 Recovery of Enslaved Personsfrom Estate Alabama
Ross v. Hawkins 29 Ga. 261 1859 0 Equity action Georgia
Martin v. McConnell 29 Ga. 204 1859 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Edmonds' Ex'rs v. Goodwyn 28 Ga. 38 1859 0 Will and Testament Suprem Court of Georgia
Parish's Adm'r v. Galloway 34 Ala. 163 1859 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Alabama
Hill v. State 28 Ga. 604 1859 0 Murder case Supreme Court of Georgia
Hunt v. White 24 Tex. 643 1859 0 Texas
Bealle v. Day 28 Ga. 435 1859 0 action to recover slave Georgia
Watson v. State 36 Miss. 593 1859 0 Larceny of slaves by white man Mississippi
Whitson v. Gray 40 Tenn. 441 1859 0 Tennessee
Hancock v. Tucker 8 Fla. 435 1859 0 Enforcement for a Sale Supreme Court of FL
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes Supreme Court of FL
Cooley v. Steele 39 Tenn. 605 1859 0 Tennessee
Memphis & Charleston R. R. v. Jones 39 Tenn. 517 1859 0 Tennessee