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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McGinnis v. Harris 52 N.C. 213 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Emanuel v. State 36 Miss. 627 1859 0 Entitlement of enslaved men to habeaus corpus after felony conviction Mississippi
Crowell v. Simpson 52 N.C. 285 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Williams v. Bowman 40 Tenn. 678 1859 0 Tennessee
Lucas v. Oliver 34 Ala. 626 1859 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Windley v. Gaylord 52 N.C. 55 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Harrington v. McLean 58 N.C. 135 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
King v. Galloway 58 N.C. 122 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Wooley v. Robinson 52 N.C. 30 1859 0 Taxation of costs/action of detinue North Carolina
Lane v. Crutchfield 40 Tenn. 452 1859 0 Tennessee
Lewis G. v. Mills 40 Tenn. 705 1859 0 Tennessee
Thomason v. Dill 34 Ala. 175 1859 0 Contract and Warranty for Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Futrill v. Futrill 58 N.C. 61 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
State v. Willis 52 N.C. 190 1859 0 Burglary North Carolina
Cauley v. Lawson 58 N.C. 132 1859 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Willett v. Carroll 13 Md. 459 1859 0 Maryland
Darden v. Cowper 52 N.C. 210 1859 0 Action on the case, action of waste North Carolina
Little v. Bennett 58 N.C. 156 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Mullins v. McCandless 57 N.C. 425 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Thompson v. Mitchell 57 N.C. 441 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina