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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 255 1859 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Brewton v. Smith 28 Ga. 442 1859 0 Action of trover 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
George v. Smith 51 N.C. 273 1859 0 Contracts North Carolina
Isaac v. Farnsworth 40 Tenn. 275 1859 0 Tennessee
Acuff v. Rice 40 Tenn. 293 1859 0 Tennessee
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Trial of enslaved man for the killing of his master Mississippi
Faulk v. Faulk 23 Tex. 653 1859 0 Texas
Johnson v. Marshall 34 Ala. 522 1859 0 Detinue Alabama
Debrell v. Ponton 22 Tex. 686 1859 0 Texas
Gums v. Capehart 58 N.C. 242 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Cox v. Williams 58 N.C. 150 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Mason v. Pate’s Executor 34 Ala. 379 1859 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Fairly v. Fairly 38 Miss. 280 1859 0 Purchase of slaves by agent with funds of the principle, consideration issues Mississippi
Freshwater v. Nichols 52 N.C. 251 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
State v. Long 52 N.C. 24 1859 0 Indictment for trading with a slave North Carolina
Shepard v. Wright 58 N.C. 20 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Harrington v. McLean 58 N.C. 135 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Paschall v. Hall 58 N.C. 108 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Brown v. Brooks 52 N.C. 93 1859 0 Action of replevin North Carolina