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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Williams v. Fitch 18 N.Y. 546 1859 1 New York
Lawrence v. Woods 17 N.Y. Super. Ct. 354 1859 1 New York
Smith v. Fly 24 Tex. 345 1859 1 Texas
Broughton v. Bradley 34 Ala. 694 1859 1 Alabama
Wood v. Moore 1 Unrep. Tenn. Cas. 177 1859 1 Tennessee
Dickinson v. Solomons 26 Ga. 684 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Lawrence v. Philpot 27 Ga. 585 1859 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Executors of Everett v. Administrators of Whitfield 27 Ga. 133 1859 0 Bill of exceptions Supreme Court of Georgia
Bell v. Mayor of Vicksburg 64 U.S. 443 1859 1 United States
Alexander v. Walch 40 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
Tomlinson v. Darnall 39 Tenn. 538 1859 0 Tennessee
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 29 Ga. 225 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
McAdams v. Beard & Henderson 34 Ala. 478 1859 0 Right of Property Alabama
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Lucas v. Daniels 34 Ala. 188 1859 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Landrum v. Russell 29 Ga. 405 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Maxey v. O'Connor 23 Tex. 234 1859 1 Texas
Farmer v. Wilson 33 Ala. 446 1859 1 Alabama
Mulligan v. Bailey 28 Ga. 507 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Hitchcock v. Hunt 28 Conn. 343 1859 1 Connecticut