Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dobbins v. Oswalt 20 Ark. 619 1859 0 Recovery of property Arkansas
Prescott v. Johnson 8 Fla. 391 1859 0 Effectiveness of Lost Promissory Notes Supreme Court of FL
Yarbrough v. Arnold 20 Ark. 592 1859 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Howell v. Howell 20 Ark. 25 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Pool v. Morris 29 Ga. 374 1859 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Cantrell v. Colwell 40 Tenn. 471 1859 1 Tennessee
De France v. De France 34 Pa. 385 1859 1 Pennsylvania
Alley v. Connell 40 Tenn. 578 1859 0 Tennessee
Duckworth v. Duckworth's Adm'r 35 Ala. 70 1859 0 Probate dispute Alabama
Brown v. Allen 40 Tenn. 429 1859 0 Tennessee
Allen v. Martin 34 Ala. 442 1859 0 Final settlement of estate Alabama
Rhea v. Allison 40 Tenn. 176 1859 1 Tennessee
Scruggs v. Davis 40 Tenn. 664 1859 0 Tennessee
Evans v. Kittrell 33 Ala. 449 1859 0 Specific Performance of Contract Alabama
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee
Gladson v. Whitney 9 Iowa 267 1859 1 Iowa
Henry v. Compton 39 Tenn. 549 1859 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Fox 14 Md. 388 1859 0 Maryland
Miller v. Barroll 14 Md. 173 1859 1 Maryland
Hassell v. Southern Bank of Kentucky 39 Tenn. 381 1859 1 Tennessee