Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Borden v. Peay 20 Ark. 293 1859 1 Arkansas
Macumber v. Bradley 28 Conn. 445 1859 1 Connecticut
Fenouille v. Hamilton 35 Ala. 319 1859 1 Alabama
Rupert & Cassity v. Elston's Executor 35 Ala. 79 1859 1 Alabama
Cook v. Patterson 35 Ala. 102 1859 1 Alabama
Stafford v. Lick 13 Cal. 240 1859 1 California
Capell v. Landano 34 Ala. 135 1859 1 Alabama
Martin v. Good 14 Md. 398 1859 1 Maryland
Walton v. Hamilton 24 Tex. 216 1859 0 Texas
Johnston v. Ferguson 59 Ky. 503 1859 1 Kentucky
Williamson v. Sammons 34 Ala. 691 1859 1 Alabama
King v. Jemison 33 Ala. 499 1859 1 Alabama
Johnston v. Union Bank of Tennessee 37 Miss. 526 1859 1 Mississippi
Howerton v. Holt 23 Tex. 51 1859 0 Texas
Norwood v. Cobb 24 Tex. 551 1859 0 Texas
Smith v. State 24 Tex. 547 1859 0 Texas
Trotter v. Dobbs 38 Miss. 198 1859 0 Whether a party to a case is a "free white person" Mississippi
Gorin v. Gordon 38 Miss. 205 1859 0 Recovery of slaves distributed in a marriage settlement Mississippi
Anderson v. Anderson 23 Tex. 639 1859 0 Texas
Brittin & Andrews v. Crabtree 20 Ark. 309 1859 1 Arkansas