Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Roberts v. Fleming 31 Ala. 683 1858 0 Breach of Warranty for Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Harvey v. Skipwith 57 Va. 410 1863 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA
Hall's Ex'or v. Smith 66 Va. 70 1874 0 Action to recover slaves SC of Appeals VA
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Stephenson v. Harrison 40 Tenn. 728 1859 0 Tennessee
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
Manley v. Union Bank of Florida 1 Fla. 160 1846 0 Security in Slaves for Two Mortgages Supreme Court of FL
Cecil v. Clarke 17 Md. 508 1861 0 Maryland
Walters & Walker ex rel. Gatewood v. Whitlock 9 Fla. 86 1860 0 Effectiveness of a Voluntary Deed of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Walden Executor of Walden v. Payne 2 Va. 1 1794 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Swindall v. Bradley 56 N.C. 353 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Sorrey v. Bright 21 N.C. 113 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
White v. Green 36 N.C. 45 1840 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Union Bank v. Stafford 53 U.S. 327 1851 0 Contracts United States
Riddell v. Johnson's Ex'or 67 Va. 152 1875 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA