Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Sandeford v. Hess 39 Tenn. 680 1859 0 Tennessee
Morgan v. Darragh 39 Tex. 171 1873 0 Texas
Dowell v. Russell 39 Tex. 400 1873 0 Texas
Gaines v. State 39 Tex. 606 1873 0 Texas
Newton v. Poole 39 Va. 112 1841 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Slaughter's Adm'r v. Tutt 39 Va. 147 1841 0 Action in trover SC of Appeals VA
Raynolds v. Carter 39 Va. 166 1841 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hamletts v. Hamlett's Ex'ors 39 Va. 350 1841 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Owen v. Sharp 39 Va. 427 1841 0 Fraudulent bill SC of Appeals VA
Martin v. Martin 39 Va. 495 1842 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Pigg v. Corder 39 Va. 69 1841 0 Specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Haney 3 Ala. 371 1842 0 Recovery of enslaved person Alabama
Lewen v. Stone 3 Ala. 485 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Calhoun v. Cozens 3 Ala. 498 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Desha v. Baker 3 Ark. 509 1841 0 Writ of attachment Arkansas
Overseers of Poor of Forks in Northampton County v. Overseers of Poor of Catawessa in Northumberland County 3 Binn. 22 1810 0 Recovery for care of slave SC of PA.
Lessee of Hall v. Vandegrift 3 Binn. 374 1811 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Town of Columbia v. Williams 3 Conn. 467 1820 0 Contract dispute Connecticut
Lee v. Preuss 3 D.C. 112 1827 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Birch 3 D.C. 180 1827 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States