Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky
Parker v. Clarkson 4 W. Va. 407 1870 0 West Virginia
Sanaker v. Cushwa 3 W. Va. 29 1868 0 West Virginia
Lark v. Linstead 2 Md. 420 1852 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Mathews v. Wade 2 W. Va. 464 1868 0 West Virginia
Morrow's adm'r v. Bailey 2 W. Va. 326 1867 0 West Virginia
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Recovery for wages Arkansas
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Case v. McGee 8 Md. 9 1855 0 Maryland
Anderson v. Millikin 9 Ohio St. 568 1859 0 Ohio
Roberts v. Fleming 31 Ala. 683 1858 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Broadbent v. State 7 Md. 416 1855 0 Maryland
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Recovery of lands Ohio
Jerry v. Townshend 9 Md. 145 1856 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland
Scaggs v. Baltimore & Washington Rail Road 10 Md. 268 1856 0 Maryland
Bullard v. Farrar 33 Ga. 620 1863 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia