Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
President, Directors of Middlesex Bank v. Minot 45 Mass. 325 1842 1 Massachusetts
Briggs v. Parkman 43 Mass. 258 1841 1 Massachusetts
Gibbs vs. Marsh 43 Mass. 243 1841 1 Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Turner 44 Mass. 19 1841 0 Indictment for kidnapping Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Taylor 44 Mass. 72 1841 0 Master did not properly claim custody of adolescent slave Massachusetts
Foster v. Mansfield 44 Mass. 412 1841 1 Massachusetts
M'Intyre v. Parks 44 Mass. 207 1841 1 Massachusetts
President of the Oriental Bank v. Haskins 44 Mass. 332 1841 1 Massachusetts
Morton v. Perry 42 Mass. 446 1840 1 Massachusetts
Nugent v. Riley 42 Mass. 117 1840 1 Massachusetts
Hayward v. Hayward 37 Mass. 517 1838 1 Massachusetts
Shurtleff v. Willard 36 Mass. 202 1837 1 Massachusetts
Lazarus v. Commonwealth Insurance 36 Mass. 81 1837 0 Insurance dispute over property including slaves Massachusetts
Commonwealth v. Aves 35 Mass. 193 1836 0 Action for freedom Massachusetts
Brown v. Thorndike 32 Mass. 388 1834 0 Will & Trust Massachusetts
Melvin v. Proprietors of Locks & Canals on Merrimack River 33 Mass. 161 1834 1 Massachusetts
Smith v. Strong 31 Mass. 128 1833 1 Massachusetts
Haven v. Foster 31 Mass. 534 1833 1 Massachusetts
Foster v. Hall 29 Mass. 89 1832 1 Massachusetts
Thompson v. Hamilton 29 Mass. 425 1832 1 Massachusetts