Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McAdams v. Beard & Henderson 34 Ala. 478 1859 0 Right of Property Alabama
Sanders v. Sanders 20 Ark. 610 1859 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Van Derzee v. Van Derzee 30 Barb. 331 1859 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Williams v. Carpenter 28 Mo. 453 1859 1 Missouri
Anonymous 34 Ala. 430 1859 1 Alabama
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Executors of Everett v. Administrators of Whitfield 27 Ga. 133 1859 0 Bill of exceptions Supreme Court of Georgia
Landrum v. Russell 29 Ga. 405 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Lennard v. Jones 27 Ga. 309 1859 0 Action brought by trustee Supreme Court of Georgia
Buckner's Adm'r v. Stewart 34 Ala. 529 1859 1 Alabama
Clopton v. Norris 28 Ga. 188 1859 0 Falsely warranting slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 29 Ga. 225 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Boon v. Boon 29 Ga. 134 1859 0 promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Alexander v. Walch 40 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
Raines v. Perryman 29 Ga. 529 1859 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Nesbitt v. Pearson's Adm'rs 33 Ala. 668 1859 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
State ex rel. Burlington & Missouri River R. R. v. County Judge of Wapello County 9 Iowa 288 1859 1 Iowa
Bell v. McCawley 29 Ga. 355 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Roddy v. Cox 29 Ga. 298 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Paulk v. Wolfe, Gillespie & Co. 34 Ala. 541 1859 0 Gift of Enslaved Persons Alabama