Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Atkinson v. Clarke 14 N.C. 171 1831 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
Jackson v. Ligon 30 Va. 161 1831 0 Suit for specific performance (sale of land) SC of Appeals VA
Rucker's Adm'r v. Gilbert 30 Va. 8 1831 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Richards v. Hazzard 1 Stew. & P. 139 1831 1 Alabama
Mayfield v. Clifton 3 Stew. 375 1831 0 Will & trust Alabama
Jackson's Adm'x v. Hartderson 30 Va. 196 1831 1 Virginia
Cargill v. Walker 1 Stew. & P. 223 1831 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Arnold v. Blackwell 17 N.C. 1 1831 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Boyd v. Cook 30 Va. 32 1831 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Fletcher v. Chapman 29 Va. 560 1831 1 Virginia
Broadus v. Rosson 30 Va. 12 1831 1 Virginia
Greenough v. Balch 7 Me. 461 1831 1 Maine
Den ex dem. of Jones v. Ruffin 14 N.C. 404 1832 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Falconer v. Jones 14 N.C. 334 1832 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Hamer v. Harrell 2 Stew. & P. 323 1832 0 Trover Alabama
Waller v. Mills 14 N.C. 515 1832 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Cooper v. Cooper 17 N.C. 298 1832 0 Deeds North Carolina
Walker v. Wynne 11 Tenn. 62 1832 1 Tennessee
Boyd v. Hawkins 17 N.C. 195 1832 0 Trusts North Carolina
Glover v. Millings 2 Stew. & P. 28 1832 0 Petition fo r freedom Alabama