Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. Walden 26 Ga. 249 1858 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Cottle v. Dodson 25 Ga. 633 1858 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Watkins v. Watkins 24 Ga. 402 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Stedham’s Heirs v. Stedham’s Executor 32 Ala. 525 1858 1 Alabama
Ferris v. Coover 10 Cal. 589 1858 1 California
Bryan v. Rooks 25 Ga. 622 1858 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Woodson v. Smith 38 Tenn. 276 1858 0 Tennessee
Renaud v. Peck 2 Hilt. 137 1858 1 New York
People v. Carmichael 5 Mich. 10 1858 1 Michigan
Elfe v. Cole 26 Ga. 197 1858 1 Georgia
Prince v. Broach 37 Tenn. 318 1858 0 Tennessee
Beal v. Drane 25 Ga. 430 1858 0 will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
McCarty v. Beach 10 Cal. 461 1858 1 California
Gamble v. Nunn 37 Tenn. 465 1858 0 Tennessee
Churchill v. Corker 25 Ga. 479 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Andrews v. Bonner 26 Ga. 520 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Windsor v. Boyce 6 Del. 605 1858 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Woodson v. Pearce 37 Tenn. 416 1858 0 Tennessee
Watterson v. Watterson 38 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee