Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Evans v. Kittrell 33 Ala. 449 1859 0 Specific Performance of Contract Alabama
Hammond v. State 14 Md. 135 1859 0 Maryland
George v. Demouy 14 La. Ann. 145 1859 0 Freedom suit, runaway enslaved person Louisiana
State V. Elick 52 N.C. 68 1859 0 Assault w/ intent to ravish North Carolina
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Hardin v. Brown 27 Ga. 314 1859 0 Promissory note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Hudson v. State 34 Ala. 253 1859 0 Indictment for Homicide of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Robson v. Jones 27 Ga. 266 1859 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Baltimore & Susquehanna Steam Co. 13 Md. 181 1859 0 Maryland
Feimster v. Tucker 58 N.C. 69 1859 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Deshotels v. Soileau 14 La. Ann. 745 1859 0 Wills, emancipation Louisiana
Meek v. Perry 36 Miss. 190 1858 0 Will leaving slaves to a ward Mississippi
Martin v. State 25 Ga. 494 1858 0 Indicted for killing a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Robinson v. County Commissioners 12 Md. 132 1858 0 Maryland
Henderson v. McVay 32 Ala. 471 1858 0 Property dispute Alabama
Gassaway v. Hopkins 38 Tenn. 583 1858 0 Tennessee
Polk v. Fancher 38 Tenn. 336 1858 0 Tennessee
Woodson v. Pearce 37 Tenn. 416 1858 0 Tennessee
Lusk v. Swayze 35 Miss. 155 1858 0 Reversion of enslaved man distributed to a widow to the distributees Mississippi
Garner & Neville v. Lyles & Bracy 35 Miss. 176 1858 0 Fraudulent coveyance of slaves Mississippi