Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Stewart v. Williams 33 Ala. 492 1859 0 Warranty Issue Alabama
Shepard v. Wright 58 N.C. 20 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Kelly v. Davis 37 Miss. 76 1859 0 Will in probate Mississippi
Stone v. Marshall 52 N.C. 300 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Blakey's Heirs v. Blakey's Executrix 33 Ala. 611 1859 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Woodley v. Gallop 58 N.C. 138 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Helvenstein v. Higgason 35 Ala. 259 1859 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Pierce v. Wilson 34 Ala. 596 1859 0 Recission of contract on grounds of fraud Alabama
Paschall v. Hall 58 N.C. 108 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Traynor v. Johnson 40 Tenn. 44 1859 0 Tennessee
Seay v. Young 39 Tenn. 417 1859 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Jayne 37 Miss. 164 1859 0 Recovery of slaves Mississippi
Hodges v. Little 52 N.C. 145 1859 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hudson v. State 34 Ala. 253 1859 0 Indictment for Homicide of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Reeves v. Steele 39 Tenn. 647 1859 0 Tennessee
Duckworth v. Duckworth's Adm'r 35 Ala. 70 1859 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Stubbs v. Houston 33 Ala. 555 1859 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Adams v. Mayor of Somerville 39 Tenn. 363 1859 0 Tennessee
Pulliam v. Aler 56 Va. 54 1859 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Simmons 39 Tenn. 545 1859 0 Tennessee