Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Johnston’s Estate 33 Pa. 511 1859 1 Pennsylvania
United States v. Amy 24 F. Cas. 792 1859 0 Cir. Ct., D. VA
Jarman v. Ellis 52 N.C. 77 1859 0 North Carolina
Fleming v. Gilmer 35 Ala. 62 1859 0 Alabama
Westbrook v. State 24 Tex. 563 1859 0 Texas
Bagly v. Birmingham 23 Tex. 452 1859 0 Texas
State v. Ross 29 Mo. 32 1859 1 Missouri
Parker v. Hall 39 Tenn. 641 1859 0 Tennessee
King v. Bill 28 Conn. 593 1859 1 Connecticut
Burrough v. Brooks 40 Tenn. 392 1859 0 Tennessee
Tripe v. Marcy 39 N.H. 439 1859 1 New Hampshire
Sims v. Yazoo & Big Black Plank Road Co. 38 Miss. 23 1859 1 Mississippi
Morgan's Adm'r v. Morgan's Distributees 35 Ala. 303 1859 0 Alabama
Town Council of Cahaba v. Burnett 34 Ala. 400 1859 1 Alabama
Sanderlin v. Sanderlin 27 Ga. 334 1859 0 Supreme court of Georgia
Sarah v. State 28 Ga. 576 1859 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Ableman v. Booth 11 Wis. 498 1859 1 Wisconsin
Daniel v. Toney 59 Ky. 523 1859 1 Kentucky
Yeakle, Cobb & Co. v. George 46 S.C.L. 153 1859 1 South Carolina
Cooke's Lessee v. Kell 13 Md. 469 1859 1 Maryland