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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Anonymous 34 Ala. 430 1859 1 Alabama
Stetson v. Lyons 34 Ala. 140 1859 1 Alabama
Buckner's Adm'r v. Stewart 34 Ala. 529 1859 1 Alabama
Kimbrough v. Davis 34 Ala. 583 1859 1 Alabama
Executors of Everett v. Administrators of Whitfield 27 Ga. 133 1859 0 Bill of exceptions Supreme Court of Georgia
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 29 Ga. 225 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Dews & Smith v. Cornish 20 Ark. 332 1859 0 Recovery of debt Arkansas
Sarah v. State 28 Ga. 576 1859 0 Slave indicted for attempted murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Sanders v. Sanders 20 Ark. 610 1859 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Raines v. Perryman 29 Ga. 529 1859 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Smilie v. Siler's Adm'r 35 Ala. 88 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Paulk v. Wolfe, Gillespie & Co. 34 Ala. 541 1859 0 Gift of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
McAdams v. Beard & Henderson 34 Ala. 478 1859 0 Right of Property Alabama
Bandel v. Isaac 13 Md. 202 1859 0 0 Maryland
Mulligan v. Bailey 28 Ga. 507 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Alexander v. Walch 40 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
Nesbitt v. Pearson's Adm'rs 33 Ala. 668 1859 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Bell’s Adm’r v. Troy 35 Ala. 184 1859 0 Action for Arson Committed by Defendant's Enslaved Person Alabama