Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Close v. Close 13 La. Ann. 590 1858 0 Executors, attorney's fees, court costs Louisiana
Callihan v. Johnson 22 Tex. 596 1858 1 Texas
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
Jones v. State 13 La. Ann. 406 1858 0 Emancipation, Louisiana
Williamson v. Williamson 57 N.C. 281 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Doe on demise of Howard v. Howard 51 N.C. 235 1858 0 Action of ejectment North Carolina
Wilson v. Porter 13 La. Ann. 407 1858 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person, authentic acts Louisiana
Johnston v. Cammack, Squires & West 13 La. Ann. 594 1858 0 Sequestration, mortgage Louisiana
State v. George 50 N.C. 233 1858 0 Murder North Carolina
Airs v. Billops 57 N.C. 17 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Ward v. Reynolds 32 Ala. 384 1858 0 Assumpsit for Purchase of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Baker v. Pender 50 N.C. 351 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Cook v. State 26 Ga. 593 1858 0 Indictment for harboring slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Deaton v. Munroe 57 N.C. 39 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Roberts v. Boylan 24 Ga. 40 1858 0 Personal Property Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Woodson v. Pearce 37 Tenn. 416 1858 0 Tennessee
Ratliffe v. Collins 35 Miss. 581 1858 0 Wife's liability for husband's debts Mississippi
Vaden v. Hance 38 Tenn. 300 1858 0 Tennessee
Marley v. Cummings 37 Tenn. 479 1858 0 Tennessee