Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Slater v. Wood 22 N.Y. Super. Ct. 15 1861 1 New York
Saunders v. Cavett 38 Ala. 51 1861 1 Alabama
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Civil SC of PA.
Crane v. Hirshfelder 17 Cal. 467 1861 1 California
Burd's Executor v. Burd's Administrator 40 Pa. 182 1861 1 Pennsylvania
Johnson v. Hines 31 Ga. 720 1861 1 Georgia
Coit v. Bland 12 Abb. Pr. 462 1861 1 New York
Ballantyne v. Turner 59 N.C. 224 1861 0 North Carolina
Sessions v. Hartsock 23 Ark. 519 1861 0 Arkansas
Thomas v. Barker 37 Ala. 392 1861 0 Alabama
Tongue's lessee v. Nutwell 17 Md. 212 1861 0 Maryland
Eddins v. Buck 23 Ark. 507 1861 0 Arkansas
Persse v. Watrous 30 Conn. 139 1861 1 Connecticut
Scott v. Logan 23 Ark. 351 1861 0 Arkansas
Jones v. Jones' Executor 37 Ala. 646 1861 0 Alabama
Jemison v. Smith 37 Ala. 185 1861 0 Alabama
Starr v. Yourtee 17 Md. 341 1861 1 Maryland
Merrill v. Rhodes 37 Ala. 449 1861 0 Alabama
Henry v. Fine 23 Ark. 417 1861 0 Arkansas
Williams v. Avery 38 Ala. 115 1861 0 Alabama