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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Dukes v. Nelson 27 Ga. 457 1859 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Minor v. State 36 Miss. 630 1859 0 Whether enslaved man is entitled to a writ of error in non-capital cases Mississippi
Todd v. Dysart 23 Tex. 590 1859 0 Texas
Hardin v. Brown 27 Ga. 314 1859 0 Promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Simon v. State 37 Miss. 288 1859 0 Evidentiary issues in the case of a murder by a runaway Mississippi
Howerton v. Holt 23 Tex. 51 1859 0 Texas
McRae v. Singleton 35 Ala. 297 1859 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Seay v. Young 39 Tenn. 417 1859 0 Tennessee
Marshall v. Drawhorn 27 Ga. 275 1859 0 Reform a Written Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Reynolds v. Lewis 14 Md. 116 1859 0 0 Maryland
Hill v. State 28 Ga. 604 1859 0 Murder case Supreme Court of Georgia
Hotchkiss v. Thomas 51 N.C. 537 1859 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Parker v. Parker 57 N.C. 439 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Parker v. Hall 39 Tenn. 641 1859 0 Tennessee
Brown v. Allen 40 Tenn. 429 1859 0 Tennessee
Heirn v. Bridault 37 Miss. 209 1859 0 Rights of alien free negroes Mississippi
Phillips v. Stewart 27 Ga. 402 1859 0 Abatement of action Supreme Court of Georgia
George v. Smith 51 N.C. 273 1859 0 Contracts North Carolina
Smith v. Reid 51 N.C. 494 1859 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Nickson v. Toney 40 Tenn. 655 1859 0 Tennessee