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
Wright v. McAlexander 11 Ala. 236 1847 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Wight v. Hester 24 Ga. 485 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Courrt of Georgia
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Commonwealth ex rel. Jesse v. Craig 1 Serg. & Rawle 23 1814 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Stone v. Hinton 36 N.C. 15 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Sadler v. Bean 9 Ark. 202 1848 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi
Commonwealth v. Blaine 4 Binn. 186 1811 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Spencer v. McDonald 22 Ark. 466 1861 0 Adverse possession of enslaved persons Arkansas
Scott v. Price 2 Serg. & Rawle 59 1815 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Phœbe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Illinois
Camfranque v. Burnell 4 F. Cas. 1130 1806 0 Contract dispute Circuit Court, D. PA.
Higbie v. Hopkins 12 F. Cas. 126 1805 0 Title dispute Circuit Court, D. PA.
Elson v. M'Colloch 4 Yeates 115 1804 0 Improper registration of slave SC of PA.
Lessee of Wilson v. Rhoades 4 Yeates 38 1804 0 Recovery for ejectment SC of PA.
Jones v. Conoway 4 Yeates 108 1804 0 Fraud SC of PA.
Respublica v. Deaves 3 Yeates 465 1803 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Tryphenia v. Harrison 24 F. Cas. 252 1806 0 Indictment against slave trader Circuit Court, D. PA.
Price v. Slaughter 1 Cin. Sup. Ct. Rep. 429 1871 0 Recovery of lands Ohio
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA