Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Finch v. Ragland 17 N.C. 137 1831 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Butler v. Duvall 4 F. Cas. 901 1831 1 United States
Burwell's Ex'ors v. Anderson 30 Va. 348 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Town of East-Hartford v. Pitkin 8 Conn. 393 1831 0 Action in support of slave Connecticut
Stokes & Smith v. Upper Appomatox Co. 30 Va. 318 1831 1 Virginia
Mary v. Talburt 4 D.C. 187 1831 0 Freedom Petition United States
Woodbridge v. Cook 5 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 543 1831 1 Michigan
State ex rel. Wilson v. Jameson 3 G. & J. 442 1831 0 Maryland
Young v. Dinkins 9 S.C. Eq. 23 1831 1 South Carolina
Jackson's Adm'x v. Hartderson 30 Va. 196 1831 1 Virginia
Brackett v. Leighton 7 Me. 383 1831 1 Maine
Jackson v. Ligon 30 Va. 161 1831 0 Suit for specific performance (sale of land) SC of Appeals VA
Broadus v. Rosson 30 Va. 12 1831 1 Virginia
Bethea v. Taylor 3 Stew. 482 1831 0 Trespass Alabama
Heffernan's Adm'r v. Grymes's Adm'r 29 Va. 512 1831 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lamb v. Harrison's Adm'r 29 Va. 525 1831 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Pleasants v. Clements 29 Va. 474 1831 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Miller v. Wack 1 N.J. Eq. 204 1831 1 New Jersey
Doswell v. Buchanan's Ex'ors 30 Va. 365 1831 1 Virginia
Rucker's Adm'r v. Gilbert 30 Va. 8 1831 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA