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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Martin v. State 25 Ga. 494 1858 0 Indicted for killing a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Godfrey v. State 31 Ala. 323 1858 0 Indictment for Murder Alabama
Keaton v. Scott 25 Ga. 652 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Gee v. Graves 39 Tenn. 239 1858 0 Tennessee
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Jones 24 Ga. 155 1858 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Churchill v. Corker 25 Ga. 479 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Hicks v. Johnston 24 Ga. 194 1858 0 Will and Deed Supreme Court of Georgia
Gardenhire v. Hinds 38 Tenn. 402 1858 0 Tennessee
Saunders v. Harris 38 Tenn. 185 1858 0 Tennessee
Hamilton v. State 35 Miss. 214 1858 0 Trial for larceny of an enslaved man Mississippi
State v. Reed 12 Md. 263 1858 0 Maryland
Gassaway v. Hopkins 38 Tenn. 583 1858 0 Tennessee
Price v. Sanchez 8 Fla. 136 1858 0 Property Rights in a Slave to a Married Women Supreme Court of FL
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Parker v. Chambers 24 Ga. 518 1858 0 Contractual disputes Supreme Court of Georgia
McKay v. Friebele 8 Fla. 21 1858 0 Enforcement of an Instrument of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Kirkwood v. Miller 37 Tenn. 455 1858 0 Tennessee
Abernathy v. Abernathy 8 Fla. 243 1858 0 Suit in Chancery by Wife Supreme Court of FL
Hollingsworth v. Miller 37 Tenn. 472 1858 0 Tennessee