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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
McDonald v. McDonald 58 N.C. 211 1859 0 North Carolina
Johnston’s Estate 33 Pa. 511 1859 1 Pennsylvania
Lessee of Lore v. Truman 10 Ohio St. 45 1859 1 Ohio
Adams v. Mayor of Somerville 39 Tenn. 363 1859 0 Tennessee
Yeakle, Cobb & Co. v. George 46 S.C.L. 153 1859 1 South Carolina
Doyal v. Smith 28 Ga. 262 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Parker v. Hall 39 Tenn. 641 1859 0 Tennessee
Clark v. Clark 39 Tenn. 336 1859 0 Tennessee
Harrison v. Ward 58 N.C. 236 1859 0 North Carolina
State v. Ross 29 Mo. 32 1859 1 Missouri
Isaac v. Farnsworth 40 Tenn. 275 1859 0 Tennessee
Fleming v. Gilmer 35 Ala. 62 1859 0 Alabama
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Nall v. State 34 Ala. 262 1859 1 Alabama
Jarman v. Ellis 52 N.C. 77 1859 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. McCullough 40 Tenn. 614 1859 0 Tennessee
Daniel v. Toney 59 Ky. 523 1859 1 Kentucky
Holmes v. Rogers 13 Cal. 191 1859 1 California
Reed v. Jones 8 Wis. 392 1859 1 Wisconsin
Andre v. Bodman 13 Md. 241 1859 1 Maryland