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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Bill 51 N.C. 34 1858 0 Burglary North Carolina
Dunlap v. Ingram 57 N.C. 178 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Wilson v. Porter 13 La. Ann. 407 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, authentic acts Louisiana
Marley v. Cummings 37 Tenn. 479 1858 0 Tennessee
Dean v. Nunnally 36 Miss. 358 1858 0 Construction of will bequeathing slaves to widow Mississippi
Cruse v. McKee 39 Tenn. 1 1858 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Jones 24 Ga. 155 1858 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Cameron v. Ottinger 38 Tenn. 27 1858 0 Tennessee
Ingram v. Smith 38 Tenn. 411 1858 0 Tennessee
Conner v. Hull 36 Miss. 424 1858 0 Issues arising from gift of an enslaved man Mississippi
Reid v. Butt 25 Ga. 28 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Price v. Sanchez 8 Fla. 136 1858 0 Property Rights in a Slave to a Married Women Supreme Court of FL
Andrews v. Bonner 26 Ga. 520 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
McKay v. Friebele 8 Fla. 21 1858 0 Enforcement of an Instrument of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Dickinson v. Cruise 38 Tenn. 258 1858 0 Tennessee
Abernathy v. Abernathy 8 Fla. 243 1858 0 Suit in Chancery by Wife Supreme Court of FL
Heard v. Sill 26 Ga. 302 1858 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Wedge v. State 12 Md. 232 1858 0 Maryland
Williams v. Smith 57 N.C. 254 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Oliver v. Stone 24 Ga. 63 1858 0 Slave Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia