All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Outlaw v. Gilmer 27 Ga. 365 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
McDougald v. Maddox 17 Ga. 52 1855 0 Will and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Walden 26 Ga. 249 1858 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Lindsay v. King 3 Port. 406 1836 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Field & Adams v. Lucas 21 Ga. 447 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia
Booty v. Brazier 22 Ga. 20 1857 0 Recovery for promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Wiggins 3 Stew. 221 1830 0 Detinue for an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hammond v. Candler 22 Ga. 281 1857 0 forfeiture of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Calhoun v. Stokes 26 Ga. 325 1858 0 Contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Bunn v. Bunn 22 Ga. 472 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Crawford v. Cato 22 Ga. 594 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Arline v. Miller 22 Ga. 330 1857 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Simmons v. State 4 Ga. 465 1848 0 accessory to theft of goods by slave Georgia
Ansley v. Pearson 8 Ala. 431 1845 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Smith v. Atwood 14 Ga. 402 1854 0 Will and testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Stephens v. Beal 4 Ga. 319 1848 0 Title of slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Payne v. Coursey 20 Ga. 585 1856 0 Slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Foster v. Brooks 6 Ga. 287 1849 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Griswold v. Greer 18 Ga. 545 1855 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Galloway v. Galloway 61 Tenn. 328 1872 0 Tennessee