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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Dorsett v. Frith 25 Ga. 537 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Thornton v. State 25 Ga. 301 1858 0 Coviction of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Crittenden v. Posey 38 Tenn. 311 1858 0 Tennessee
Eyre v. Jacob 14 Gratt. 422 1858 0 Virginia
Stone v. Montgomery 35 Miss. 83 1858 0 Enjoinment of property Mississippi
Hobbs v. Ballard 37 Tenn. 395 1858 0 Tennessee
Whitman v. Abernathy 33 Ala. 154 1858 0 Recovery of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Bloodgood v. Grasey 31 Ala. 575 1858 0 Freedom Suit Alabama
Bob v. State 32 Ala. 560 1858 0 Assualt with Intent to Kill Alabama
Wootton v. Wheeler 22 Tex. 338 1858 0 Texas
Ward v. Riddick 57 N.C. 22 1858 0 Gifts North Carolina
Miller v. Holmes 57 N.C. 250 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McLendon v. Dodge 32 Ala. 491 1858 1 Alabama
Pearce v. Bell 21 Tex. 688 1858 0 Texas
L. Mayer & Co. v. McLure 36 Miss. 389 1858 1 Mississippi
Washington v. Emery 57 N.C. 32 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Black v. McAulay 50 N.C. 375 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Fox v. Hilliard 35 Miss. 160 1858 1 Mississippi
Powell v. Burrus 35 Miss. 605 1858 1 Mississippi