Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Long v. Wright 48 N.C. 290 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Lashley v. Lashley 48 N.C. 414 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Raines v. Barker 54 Va. 128 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Lucy v. Cheminant's Adm'rs 43 Va. 36 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States
Cecil v. Clarke 17 Md. 508 1861 0 Maryland
Bledsoe v. Bledsoe 29 Ga. 385 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Elliott v. Pool 56 N.C. 17 1856 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Grove v. Little 38 Va. 180 1840 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Almond v. Almond 25 Va. 662 1826 0 Divorce (division of property) SC of Appeals VA
McChesney v. Bruce 1 Md. 344 1851 0 Maryland
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Coleman v. Dick 1 Va. 233 1793 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Duncan v. Hargrove 22 Ala. 150 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 548 1864 0 Action against Cuba for violating anti-slave trade laws United States
Jones' Adm'r v. Shaddock 41 Ala. 262 1867 0 Parol trust in dispute over an enslaved person Alabama
Lord v. Dall 12 Mass. 115 1815 0 Insurance dispute Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Winchendon v. Inhabitants of Hatfield 4 Mass. 123 1808 0 Recovery for freedom Massachusetts
Cummins v. Boston & Gunby 25 Ga. 277 1858 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia