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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Bonner 39 Tenn. 135 1858 0 Tennessee
Smith v. Walden 26 Ga. 249 1858 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Allen 38 Tenn. 626 1858 0 Tennessee
Golladay v. Bank of the Union 39 Tenn. 57 1858 1 Tennessee
Gilliam v. State 38 Tenn. 38 1858 1 Tennessee
Thornton v. State 25 Ga. 301 1858 0 Coviction of murder Supreme Court of Georgia
State ex rel. Latham v. Fagan 51 N.C. 62 1858 0 Property interests North Carolina
King v. Lastrapes 13 La. Ann. 582 1858 1 Louisiana
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Bartee v. James 33 Ala. 34 1858 0 Will & trust Alabama
Everts v. Agnes 6 Wis. 453 1858 1 Wisconsin
Dorsett v. Frith 25 Ga. 537 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Smithwick v. Evans 24 Ga. 461 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Allen v. Cowan 28 Barb. 99 1858 1 New York
Fry v. Taylor 38 Tenn. 594 1858 0 Tennessee
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Raine v. Rice 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 529 1857 1 Virginia
Adams v. Dickson 23 Ga. 406 1857 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
State v. Barker 36 Tenn. 554 1857 1 Tennessee