Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Trowell v. Carraway 57 Tenn. 104 1872 0 Tennessee
Farrel v. Perry 2 N.C. 2 1790 0 Gifts North Carolina
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Porter ex rel. Porter v. Blakemore 42 Tenn. 556 1865 0 Tennessee
Bolling v. Carter 9 Ala. 921 1846 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Smith v. Smith's Administrators 20 Va. 581 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 Suit for specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Mitchell v. Clarke 1 N.C. 25 1790 0 Evidence North Carolina
Vertner v. Humphreys 22 Miss. 130 1850 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Magee v. Toland 8 Port. 36 1838 0 Detinue Alabama
Lark v. Linstead 2 Md. 420 1852 0 Maryland
McKenzie v. Kerr 37 Tenn. 539 1858 0 Tennessee
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Dabbs v. Dabbs 27 Ala. 646 1855 0 Will & trust Alabama
Alderson v. Biggars 14 Va. 470 1809 0 Action of detinue SC of Chancery VA
Howard v. Coleman 36 Ala. 721 1860 0 Negligence Alabama
Byrd v. Clendenin 11 Ark. 572 1851 0 Bill to enforce property ownership Arkansas
Bank of the United States v. Patton 6 Miss. 200 1840 0 Levy on slaves dispute Mississippi
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Right of Property Alabama
Cicely v. State 21 Miss. 202 1849 0 Mississippi