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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Morgan v. Jones 24 Ga. 155 1858 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Wight v. Hester 24 Ga. 485 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Courrt of Georgia
Seevers v. Hamilton 6 Iowa 199 1858 0 Iowa
Bivins v. Crawford 26 Ga. 225 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Drake v. Jones 27 Mo. 428 1858 1 Missouri
Commonwealth v. Davis 77 Mass. 4 1858 1 Massachusetts
Creech v. Jones 37 Tenn. 631 1858 1 Tennessee
Parmer v. Anderson 33 Ala. 78 1858 0 Slander for Larceny Alabama
Gary v. Stevenson 19 Ark. 580 1858 0 Petition for freedom Arkansas
Marlatt v. Scantland ad. 19 Ark. 443 1858 0 Bill of equity dispute Arkansas
State v. Stimpson 45 Me. 608 1858 0 Larceny SC of Maine
Hartshorne v. Ross 2 Disney (Ohio) 15 1858 1 Ohio
Sublette v. Tinney 9 Cal. 423 1858 1 California
Hall v. Stryker 9 Abb. Pr. 342 1858 1 New York
State v. Cadle 19 Ark. 613 1858 0 Violation of act stating "whtie person cannot harbor or entertain any enslaved person without owner's consent" Arkansas
Rump v. Commonwealth 30 Pa. 475 1858 1 Pennsylvania
Burney v. Ball 24 Ga. 505 1858 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Walker v. Walker 25 Ga. 420 1858 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 24 Ga. 583 1858 0 Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Pyron v. Parker 25 Ga. 17 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia