Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Emerson v. Atwater 7 Mich. 12 1859 1 Michigan
Town Council of Cahaba v. Burnett 34 Ala. 400 1859 1 Alabama
Johnston’s Estate 33 Pa. 511 1859 1 Pennsylvania
Combs v. Winchester 39 N.H. 13 1859 1 New Hampshire
Seaburn's Ex'or v. Seaburn 56 Va. 423 1859 1 Virginia
Yeakle, Cobb & Co. v. George 46 S.C.L. 153 1859 1 South Carolina
Spear v. Newell 22 F. Cas. 904 1859 1 United States
Fenner v. Manchester 6 R.I. 140 1859 1 Rhode Island
Wilkinson v. Flowers 37 Miss. 579 1859 1 Mississippi
Collins v. Butler 14 Cal. 223 1859 1 California
Haxall v. Willis 56 Va. 434 1859 1 Virginia
Kent v. Mahaffey 10 Ohio St. 204 1859 1 Ohio
State v. Ross 29 Mo. 32 1859 1 Missouri
Beaupied v. Jennings 28 Mo. 254 1859 1 Missouri
Wilson v. Russell 13 Md. 494 1859 1 Maryland
City of Covington v. Powell 59 Ky. 226 1859 1 Kentucky
State v. Terrell 46 S.C.L. 321 1859 1 South Carolina
Cross v. Tome 14 Md. 247 1859 1 Maryland
Ward v. Hollins 14 Md. 158 1859 1 Maryland
Heath v. State 34 Ala. 250 1859 1 Alabama