Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 14 Mass. 257 1817 0 Wrongful conveyance of slave Massachusetts
Bell v. Rhodes 3 F. Cas. 120 1842 0 Freedom Petition United States
O'Byrne v. Clagett 9 Md. 512 1856 0 Maryland
Pintard v. Goodloe 19 F. Cas. 695 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute United States
United States v. Frye 25 F. Cas. 1222 1835 0 Manslaughter United States
Harris v. Alexander 4 D.C. 1 1830 0 Slave Importation United States
Talbott v. Hartley 1 D.C. 31 1801 0 Arbitration United States
Mary v. Talburt 4 D.C. 187 1831 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Jack 1 D.C. 44 1801 0 Jurisdiction United States
United States v. Charles 2 D.C. 76 1813 0 Evidence United States
Smith v. Billing 3 D.C. 355 1828 0 Jurisdiction United States
United States v. Minifie 2 D.C. 109 1814 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Stapler v. Hurt's Executors 16 Ala. 799 1849 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Pearce v. Gleaves 18 Tenn. 359 1837 0 Tennessee
Washington v. Wilson 2 D.C. 153 1818 0 Valuation of Slave? United States
United States v. Nathan 4 D.C. 470 1834 0 Larceny United States
Long v. Kent 6 Ala. 100 1844 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Thornton v. Davis 4 D.C. 500 1835 0 Injunctions United States
State v. Curzy 19 Ind. 430 1862 0 Indiana
McReynolds v. State 45 Tenn. 18 1867 0 Tennessee