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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
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
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes Supreme Court of FL
Hancock v. Tucker 8 Fla. 435 1859 0 Enforcement for a Sale Supreme Court of FL
Hurdle v. Richardson 52 N.C. 16 1859 0 Action of debt North Carolina
William v. Reynolds 14 Md. 109 1859 0 Maryland
State v. Oscar 52 N.C. 305 1859 0 Sexual assault North Carolina
Watkins v. State 14 Md. 412 1859 0 Maryland
Freshwater v. Nichols 52 N.C. 251 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
Kelly v. Weaver 37 Miss. 631 1859 0 Ursurious contract Mississippi
Andrews v. Keith 34 Ala. 722 1859 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama