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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hunt v. White 24 Tex. 643 1859 0 Texas
Traynor v. Johnson 40 Tenn. 44 1859 0 Tennessee
Isaac v. State 39 Tenn. 458 1859 0 Tennessee
Wilson v. Taylor 30 F. Cas. 230 1859 0 Executors and Administrating Estates United States
Ewell v. Tidwell 20 Ark. 136 1859 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Gorham v. Hood 27 Ga. 299 1859 0 Trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
McLin v. Williams 28 Ga. 482 1859 0 Promisorry Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Byrd v. Lipscomb 20 Ark. 19 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Clegg v. Lemessurier 56 Va. 108 1859 1 Virginia
Mandel v. Peay 20 Ark. 325 1859 0 Deed dispute Arkansas
Vaughan v. Parr 20 Ark. 600 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Martin v. Hawkins 20 Ark. 150 1859 0 Recovery for enslaved persons Arkansas
Dorn v. Dunham 24 Tex. 366 1859 1 Texas
Barbet v. Roth 14 La. Ann. 381 1859 1 Louisiana
Fall v. Roper 40 Tenn. 485 1859 0 Tennessee
State v. Adams 40 Tenn. 259 1859 0 Tennessee
Hill v. State 28 Ga. 604 1859 0 Murder case Supreme Court of Georgia
Goodhue v. Clark 37 N.H. 525 1859 1 New Hampshire
Lewis G. v. Mills 40 Tenn. 705 1859 0 Tennessee
Bostick v. Elliott 40 Tenn. 507 1859 0 Tennessee