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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Hardin v. Brown 27 Ga. 314 1859 0 Promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Marshall v. Drawhorn 27 Ga. 275 1859 0 Reform a Written Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Fuller v. Fuller 58 N.C. 223 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Drumright v. State 29 Ga. 430 1859 0 indicted for carry a slave out of the country without consent of owner Supreme Court of Georgia
Williamson v. Williamson 58 N.C. 142 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Bunger 14 La. Ann. 461 1859 1 Louisiana
Sims v. Macon & Western R. R. 28 Ga. 93 1859 0 Recover value of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Byram v. McGuire 40 Tenn. 530 1859 0 Tennessee
McCune v. McMichael 29 Ga. 312 1859 0 Recovery of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Reinhart v. State 29 Ga. 522 1859 0 Liquor sold to slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Ponder v. Cox 28 Ga. 305 1859 0 Recovery for freedom Supreme Court of Georgia
Lowry v. McGee 40 Tenn. 269 1859 0 Tennessee
Word v. Word 29 Ga. 281 1859 0 Libel for divorce Supreme Court of Georgia
Kearney v. Harrell 58 N.C. 199 1859 0 Bill for injunction re judgment North Carolina
Little v. McLendon 58 N.C. 216 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Clifton v. Holton 27 Ga. 321 1859 0 Inheritance of slave Georgia
Morris v. Stokes 27 Ga. 239 1859 0 Will and Trust Georgia
Carpenter v. State 26 Ga. 622 1859 0 Receiving property without the owners permission Supreme Court of Georgia
Dorn v. Dunham 24 Tex. 366 1859 1 Texas