Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 Divorce North Carolina
Underwood v. Brockman 34 Ky. 309 1836 0 Kentucky
King v. State 40 Ga. 244 1869 0 Marriage to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Alexander v. Burnet 39 S.C.L. 189 1851 0 South Carolina
Newsum v. Newsum 1 Leigh 86 1829 0 Action in trover SC of Appeals VA
Alexander v. Kennedy 19 Tex. 488 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Eyre v. Jacob 14 Gratt. 422 1858 0 Virginia
Dennis v. Anderson 12 Va. 289 1808 0 Bill of sale SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Freeman v. Cook 41 N.C. 373 1849 0 Trusts North Carolina
Micou v. National Bank 104 U.S. 530 1881 0 United States
In re Stepen 1 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 323 1816 0 New York
Adams v. Gardiner 52 Ky. 197 1852 0 Kentucky
Gaines v. Gaines’ Executor 48 Ky. 295 1848 0 Kentucky
Tayloe v. Graves 1 Jefferson 40 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Ables v. Donley 8 Tex. 331 1852 0 Warranty on slave dispute Texas
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Illinois
Bufford v. Holliman 10 Tex. 560 1853 0 Will & trust Texas
Graves v. State 1 Ind. 368 1849 0 Indiana
Darden v. Orgain 45 Tenn. 211 1867 0 Tennessee