Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Quick 2 N.J.L. 413 1807 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Dobbs v. Distributees of Cockerham 2 Port. 328 1835 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
May v. Eastin 2 Port. 414 1835 0 Action for Return of an Ensalved Person Alabama
Harkins v. Coalter 2 Port. 463 1835 0 Hiring of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Caldwell v. Gillis 2 Port. 526 1835 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama
Hatfield v. Montgomery 2 Port. 58 1835 0 Redemption of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Jacob v. Jacob 2 Rawle 204 1828 0 Defective slave claim SC of PA.
Succession of Senac 2 Rob. 258 1842 0 Successions, legitimacy, wills, property, emancipation Louisiana
Malone v. Barker 2 Rob. 369 1842 0 Petitory action, promissory notes, sales, conflict of laws, mortgages, property Louisiana
Cassidy v. His Creditors 2 Rob. 47 1842 0 Successions, mortgages, privileges, sales, property, promissory notes Louisiana
Gay v. Kendig 2 Rob. 472 1842 0 Promissory notes, warranty, redhibition, recission, sales Louisiana
Lyons ex rel. Farmers' Bank of Virginia v. Kenner 2 Rob. 50 1842 0 Promissory notes, warranty, redhibition Louisiana
Marchand v. Negro Peggy 2 Serg. & Rawle 18 1815 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Holloway 2 Serg. & Rawle 305 1816 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages SC of PA.
Scott v. Price 2 Serg. & Rawle 59 1815 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Cannon v. Phillips 2 Sneed 185 1854 0 Tennessee
Ezell v. Franklin 2 Sneed 236 1854 0 Tennessee
Jones v. Hamlet 2 Sneed 256 1854 0 Tennessee
Gee v. Gee 2 Sneed 395 1854 0 Tennessee
Carnes v. Apperson & Co. 2 Sneed 562 1855 0 Tennessee