Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Millan v. Eastman 4 Mass. 378 1808 0 Insurance evaluation Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Winchendon v. Inhabitants of Hatfield 4 Mass. 123 1808 0 Recovery for freedom Massachusetts
Apple v. Allen 56 N.C. 120 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Inhabitants of Salem v. Inhabitants of Hamilton 4 Mass. 676 1808 0 Action to recover expenses Massachusetts
Richardson v. Noyes 2 Mass. 56 1806 0 Will & Trust Massachusetts
Alford v. Colson 8 Ala. 550 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Buford v. Gould 35 Ala. 265 1859 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Rowland v. Rorke 49 N.C. 337 1857 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
United States v. Terry 1 D.C. 318 1806 0 Witnesses United States
Phillips v. McGrew 13 Ala. 255 1848 0 Recovery for enslaved persons Alabama
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Vass v. Freeman 56 N.C. 221 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Branch Bank at Mobile v. Taylor 10 Ala. 67 1846 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Knight v. Knight 56 N.C. 167 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Garrison v. Eborn 56 N.C. 228 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Sorrey v. Bright 21 N.C. 113 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
Stewart v. Barcroft 23 F. Cas. 53 1841 0 Manumission/executor's duties United States
Ex parte Amy 1 D.C. 392 1807 0 Freedom Petition United States