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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Walker v. Skeene 40 Tenn. 1 1859 1 Tennessee
Barker v. Coleman 35 Ala. 221 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Brown v. Weaver 28 Ga. 377 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Kent v. Mahaffey 10 Ohio St. 204 1859 1 Ohio
Brewster v. Wakefield 63 U.S. 118 1859 1 United States
Ex parte Bushnell 9 Ohio St. 76 1859 1 Ohio
Grimes v. Talbert 14 Md. 169 1859 0 Maryland
The Henry 4 Blatchf. 359 1859 0 Libel of intent to engage in slave trade Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Cowden v. Cairns 28 Mo. 471 1859 1 Missouri
Nall v. State 34 Ala. 262 1859 1 Alabama
Clark v. Clark 39 Tenn. 336 1859 0 Tennessee
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Vance v. Vance 59 Ky. 581 1859 1 Kentucky
Phinney v. Phinney 17 How. Pr. 197 1859 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Blackman v. Johnson 35 Ala. 252 1859 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Sims v. Yazoo & Big Black Plank Road Co. 38 Miss. 23 1859 1 Mississippi
Yancay v. Mauck 56 Va. 300 1859 1 Virginia
Cecil v. Rose 14 Md. 64 1859 0 Maryland
Haxall v. Willis 56 Va. 434 1859 1 Virginia
State v. Baltimore & Susquehanna Steam Co. 13 Md. 181 1859 0 Maryland