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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Cozart 39 Tenn. 526 1859 0 Tennessee
Morgan's Adm'r v. Morgan's Distributees 35 Ala. 303 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Norton v. Moore 40 Tenn. 480 1859 0 Tennessee
Overton v. Allen 40 Tenn. 440 1859 0 Tennessee
Acuff v. Rice 40 Tenn. 293 1859 0 Tennessee
Swan v. Newman 40 Tenn. 288 1859 0 Tennessee
Brewton v. Smith 28 Ga. 442 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Bostick v. Elliott 40 Tenn. 507 1859 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Hoyle 40 Tenn. 56 1859 0 Tennessee
Lewis G. v. Mills 40 Tenn. 705 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Strickland 28 Ga. 387 1859 0 Action of trover Georgia
Fulton's Ex'ors v. Gracey 56 Va. 314 1859 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Shue v. Turk 56 Va. 256 1859 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Andrews v. Keith 34 Ala. 722 1859 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Wood & Whitaker v. Tompkins 28 Ga. 159 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Ross v. Hawkins 29 Ga. 261 1859 0 Equity action Georgia
Cowles v. Morgan 34 Ala. 535 1859 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Flanders v. Meath 27 Ga. 358 1859 0 recovery for property damage Supreme Court of Georgia
Helvenstein v. Higgason 35 Ala. 259 1859 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Solomon v. Breazeal 27 Ga. 200 1859 0 Conveyance of slaves Suprem Court of Georgia