Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Horton v. Mercier 31 Ga. 225 1860 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Benning v. Nelson 23 Ala. 801 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
Bennett v. Williams 46 Ga. 399 1872 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Fryer v. Dennis 2 Ala. 144 1841 0 Levy against enslaved person Alabama
Gathings v. Williams 27 N.C. 487 1845 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hord v. Grimes 52 Ky. 188 1852 0 Kentucky
Hammond v. Stovall 17 Ga. 491 1855 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Gambill v. Campbell 59 Tenn. 737 1874 0 Tennessee
Barton v. Cannon 66 Tenn. 398 1874 0 Tennessee
Baker v. Rowan 2 Stew. & P. 361 1832 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Hull v. Clark 22 Miss. 187 1850 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Mississippi
Harper v. Archer 12 Miss. 99 1845 0 Appeal bond Mississippi
Robertson v. Simmons 51 Tenn. 135 1871 0 Tennessee
Charlotte v. Chouteau 11 Mo. 193 1847 0 Missouri
Massey v. Walker 10 Ala. 288 1846 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Alexander v. Walch 40 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
Selser v. Ferriday 21 Miss. 698 1850 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Marshall 36 Ala. 504 1860 0 Order to reform contract Alabama
Alabama Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Pettway 24 Ala. 544 1854 0 Foreclosure on a Deed Alabama