All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▲
Pettis v. Warren 1 Kirby 426 1788 0 Action of trespass Connecticut
Hylliard v. Nickols 2 Root 176 1795 0 Action against illegal exportation of slaves Connecticut
Geer v. Huntington 2 Root 364 1796 0 Declaration of freedom Connecticut
Lamb v. Smith 1 Root 419 1792 0 Will & Trust Connecticut
Starr v. Starr 2 Root 303 1795 0 Will & Trust Connecticut
Town of Bolton v. Town of Haddam 2 Root 517 1797 0 Recovery for freedom Connecticut
Colt v. Hubbard 33 Conn. 281 1866 1 Connecticut
Persse v. Watrous 30 Conn. 139 1861 1 Connecticut
Rood v. Stevens 49 Conn. 45 1881 1 Connecticut
Todd v. Oviatt 58 Conn. 174 1889 1 Connecticut
State v. Harbourne 70 Conn. 484 1898 1 Connecticut
Hoyt v. Southern New England Telephone Co. 60 Conn. 385 1891 1 Connecticut
Platt v. Platt 42 Conn. 330 1875 1 Connecticut
McNamara v. Lyon 69 Conn. 447 1897 1 Connecticut
Hinman v. Parkis 33 Conn. 188 1866 1 Connecticut
In re Bion 59 Conn. 372 1890 1 Connecticut
Daniels v. City of New London 58 Conn. 156 1889 1 Connecticut
Reynolds v. Geary 26 Conn. 179 1857 1 Connecticut
State ex rel. Johnson v. Atchison 105 Conn. 315 1926 1 Connecticut
Whitehill v. Halbing 98 Conn. 21 1922 1 Connecticut