Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Danforth v. Herbert 33 Ala. 497 1859 0 Trust & estate Alabama
Dupree v. State 33 Ala. 380 1859 0 Indictment for murder Alabama
Fall v. Roper 40 Tenn. 485 1859 0 Tennessee
State v. Adams 40 Tenn. 259 1859 0 Tennessee
Mandel v. Peay 20 Ark. 325 1859 0 Deed dispute Arkansas
Morgan's Adm'r v. Morgan's Distributees 35 Ala. 303 1859 0 Will & trust Alabama
Howell v. Howell 20 Ark. 25 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Yarbrough v. Arnold 20 Ark. 592 1859 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Dobbins v. Oswalt 20 Ark. 619 1859 0 Recovery of property Arkansas
Burns v. Mayor 34 Ala. 485 1859 0 Violation of municipal ordinance Alabama
White v. White 40 Tenn. 404 1859 0 Tennessee
Greenwood v. Coleman 34 Ala. 150 1859 0 Enforce Voluntary Conveyance Alabama
Bellows v. Cheek 20 Ark. 424 1859 0 Estate dispute Arkansas
Stewart v. Williams 33 Ala. 492 1859 0 Warranty Issue Alabama
Walker v. McCoy 34 Ala. 659 1859 0 Recovery for Sum of Money Alabama
Lewis G. v. Mills 40 Tenn. 705 1859 0 Tennessee
Bostick v. Elliott 40 Tenn. 507 1859 0 Tennessee
Heirn v. Bridault 37 Miss. 209 1859 0 Rights of alien free negroes Mississippi
Gilmore v. Johnson 29 Ga. 67 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Parish's Adm'r v. Galloway 34 Ala. 163 1859 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Alabama