Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Smith v. State 24 Tex. 547 1859 0 Texas
Powers v. Presgroves 38 Miss. 227 1859 1 Mississippi
Norwood v. Cobb 24 Tex. 551 1859 0 Texas
Walton v. Hamilton 24 Tex. 216 1859 0 Texas
Boatner v. Wade 14 La. Ann. 695 1859 0 Louisiana
Ford v. Newcomer 14 La. Ann. 706 1859 0 Louisiana
Widow & Heirs of King v. Wartelle 14 La. Ann. 740 1859 0 Louisiana
Portevant v. Neylaus 38 Miss. 104 1859 1 Mississippi
Haynes v. Waite 14 Cal. 446 1859 1 California
Watkins v. State 14 Md. 412 1859 0 Maryland
William v. Reynolds 14 Md. 109 1859 0 Maryland
Jenkins v. Gowen 37 Miss. 444 1859 0 Mississippi
Rich v. Flanders 39 N.H. 304 1859 1 New Hampshire
Thomas v. State 37 Miss. 353 1859 1 Mississippi
King v. Galloway 58 N.C. 122 1859 0 North Carolina
Hughes v. Wilkinson's Lessee 37 Miss. 482 1859 1 Mississippi
Ralston v. Lahee 8 Iowa 17 1859 1 Iowa
Jones v. Dexter 8 Fla. 276 1859 0 Supreme Court of FL
Jenkins’ Executor v. Jenkins 33 Ala. 731 1859 0 Alabama
State v. Davis 14 La. Ann. 678 1859 0 Louisiana