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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Walker v. Watson 32 Ga. 264 1861 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Martin 59 N.C. 179 1861 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Strayhorn v. Giles 22 Ark. 517 1861 0 Fraudulent sale of a free person Arkansas
Eddins v. Buck 23 Ark. 507 1861 0 Sale of gifted enslaved person Arkansas
Whidby v. Lewis 32 Ga. 472 1861 0 Trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Powell v. Leonard 9 Fla. 359 1861 0 Delivery of a Slave as a "Causa Mortis" Gift Supreme Court of FL
White v. White 57 Va. 264 1861 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Tillman v. Tillman 59 N.C. 206 1861 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ragsdale v. Norwood 38 Ala. 21 1861 0 Trover Alabama
Yarborough v. Yarborough 59 N.C. 209 1861 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Jack v. State 26 Tex. 1 1861 0 Texas
Lynch v. Jackson 31 Ga. 668 1860 0 Recovery for action Supreme Court of Georgia
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 404 1860 0 Action for the detention of a slave North Carolina
Hambright v. Stover 31 Ga. 300 1860 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Brantly v. Kee 58 N.C. 332 1860 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Scales v. Scales 59 N.C. 163 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Allen v. Hollis 31 Ga. 143 1860 0 Slave Contract Dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Beller v. Jones 22 Ark. 92 1860 0 Sale of enslaved persons and land Arkansas
Johnson v. Lovett 31 Ga. 187 1860 0 Tresspass Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Arrington v. Grissom 41 Tenn. 522 1860 0 Tennessee