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
Bailey's Adm'x v. Robinsons 42 Va. 4 1844 0 Sale of land SC of Appeals VA
Johns v. Davis's Ex'or 41 Va. 729 1844 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 675 1842 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Smith v. Hooks 19 Ala. 101 1851 0 Trover Alabama
Newton v. Poole 39 Va. 112 1841 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Commonwealth v. Pleasant 37 Va. 697 1840 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Ruddle's Ex'or v. Ben 37 Va. 467 1839 0 Writ of habeus corpus SC of Appeals VA
Moss v. Green 37 Va. 251 1839 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Illinois
King's Ex'ors v. Sheffey's Adm'r 35 Va. 614 1837 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Randolph v. Hill 7 Leigh 383 1836 0 Action to recover damages SC of Appeals VA
Foreman v. Murray 34 Va. 412 1836 0 Settlement of Guardianship Accounts SC of Appeals VA
Tazewell v. McCandlish 37 Va. 116 1839 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Mahon v. Johnston 34 Va. 317 1836 0 Action of detiune SC of Appeals VA
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Jones's Adm'r v. Comer's Ex'or 32 Va. 350 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Dennis v. State 5 Ark. 230 1843 0 Action under act declaring rape by a enslaved person punishable by death Arkansas
Bell v. Rhodes 3 F. Cas. 120 1842 0 Freedom Petition United States