Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Kearney v. Harrell 58 N.C. 199 1859 0 Bill for injunction re judgment North Carolina
Moore's Executor v. William Aylett's Executor 11 Va. 33 1806 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. Cureton 19 F. Cas. 312 1825 0 Wills/ Freedom suit/ manumission United States
Pierce v. Turner 1 D.C. 433 1807 0 Judgement error United States
London v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 141 1801 0 Petition for freedom; ruled incomplete ad denied but allowed time Delaware
Scott v. Logan 23 Ark. 351 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Wynn v. Morris 16 Ark. 414 1855 0 Property posession dispute Arkansas
Dixon v. Watkins 9 Ark. 139 1848 0 Action of trespass against enslaved person Arkansas
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
Chapman v. Fenwick 4 D.C. 431 1834 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Lucy v. State 8 Mo. 134 1843 0 Missouri
Dukes v. Nelson 27 Ga. 457 1859 0 Breach of warranty Supreme Court of Georgia
Gray v. Obear 54 Ga. 231 1875 0 Trust and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. Terrell 26 Tenn. 551 1847 0 Tennessee
Tison v. Tison 14 Ga. 167 1853 0 Equity Actions Georgia
Moody v. Moody 29 Ga. 519 1859 0 Executor of estate execution Supreme Court of Georgia
Walker v. Walker 3 Ga. 302 1847 0 Equity Actions Supreme Court of Georgia
Brown v. Ricks 30 Ga. 777 1860 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Wayne v. Myddleton 2 Ga. 383 1847 0 Deed for certain slaves Supreme Court of Georgia