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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jenkins v. Hall 57 N.C. 334 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Walker v. Walker 25 Ga. 420 1858 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Word v. Cavin 38 Tenn. 506 1858 0 Tennessee
Derr v. McGinnis 57 N.C. 139 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Thompson v. Jones 38 Tenn. 574 1858 0 Tennessee
Cain v. Wright 50 N.C. 282 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Intendant of Livingston v. Pippin 31 Ala. 542 1858 0 Action against corporation for breach of contract Alabama
State v. Atkinson 51 N.C. 65 1858 0 Indictment for a riot North Carolina
Alexander v. Torrence 51 N.C. 260 1858 0 Action of convenant North Carolina
Dixon v. McCue 55 Va. 540 1858 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. Oscar 13 La. Ann. 297 1858 0 Capital punishment, preliminary exam, objection to trial Louisiana
Barrow v. Shields 13 La. Ann. 57 1858 0 Creditor's rights, promissory notes, prescription, Louisiana
Miller v. Holmes 57 N.C. 250 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Matthews v. Matthews 13 La. Ann. 197 1858 0 Legacies, estates, wills, usufructs Louisiana
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 24 Ga. 583 1858 0 Property dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Meadows v. Dick 13 La. Ann. 377 1858 0 Dispute of ownership of enslaved persons, separation of property, deeds of gift Louisiana
Davis v. Boyd 51 N.C. 249 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Pyron v. Parker 25 Ga. 17 1858 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Rost 13 La. Ann. 327 1858 0 Redhibition, recovery of price paid for enslaved person Louisiana
Williamson v. Williamson 57 N.C. 281 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina