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Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Gupton v. Gupton 40 Tenn. 488 1859 0 Tennessee
William v. Reynolds 14 Md. 109 1859 0 Maryland
Johnson v. Hoyle 40 Tenn. 56 1859 0 Tennessee
Cooley v. Steele 39 Tenn. 605 1859 0 Tennessee
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Tallahassee Rail-Road v. Macon 8 Fla. 299 1859 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Paulk v. Wolfe, Gillespie & Co. 34 Ala. 541 1859 0 Gift of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Trimble v. Miller 24 Tex. 214 1859 0 Texas
Isaac v. Sliger 40 Tenn. 214 1859 0 Tennessee
Knight v. Brawner 14 Md. 1 1859 0 Maryland
Scott v. Fox 14 Md. 388 1859 0 Maryland
Gibson v. Hill 23 Tex. 77 1859 0 Texas
Stockley v. Rowley 39 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
Walton v. Hamilton 24 Tex. 216 1859 0 Texas
Walmsley v. Hubbard 24 Tex. 612 1859 0 Texas
White v. White 40 Tenn. 404 1859 0 Tennessee
Willett v. Carroll 13 Md. 459 1859 0 Maryland
Scruggs v. Davis 40 Tenn. 664 1859 0 Tennessee
Duncan v. Philips 40 Tenn. 415 1859 0 Tennessee
Haynes v. Stovall 23 Tex. 625 1859 0 Texas