Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Wooten v. Wilkins 39 Ga. 223 1869 0 Dying declaration - wills appeal Supreme Court of Georgia
Macon & Western Rail Road v. Holt 8 Ga. 157 1850 0 Liability for injury cause Supreme Court of Georgia
Davis v. State 43 Tenn. 77 1866 1 Tennessee
Land Development Co. v. Schulz 169 La. 1 1929 1 Louisiana
Nugent v. Urania Lbr. Co. 16 La. App. 73 1931 1 Louisiana
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland
Melvin v. Melvin 6 Md. 541 1854 0 Maryland
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Ekman v. Vallery 185 La. 488 1936 1 Louisiana
Worthy v. Johnson 10 Ga. 358 1851 0 Unauthorized sale of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Sherrard v. Carlisle 1 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 12 1855 1 Virginia
Holliman v. Cole 168 Okla. 473 1934 1 Oklahoma
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
McNabb v. Commissioner Alabama Department of Corrections 727 F.3d 1334 2013 1 United States
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Recovery for wages Arkansas
Hollingsworth v. Tanner 44 Ga. 11 1871 0 Employment and payment for liability Supreme Court of Georgia
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Dennis v. State 5 Ark. 230 1843 0 Action under act declaring rape by a enslaved person punishable by death Arkansas
Gilmer v. Ware 19 Ala. 252 1851 0 Deceit in the Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama