Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Scruggs v. Davis 37 Tenn. 261 1857 0 Tennessee
Anonymous 1 N.C. 146 1798 0 Action of debt North Carolina
English v. Tomlinson 27 Tenn. 378 1847 0 Tennessee
Charles Bros. v. State 42 Tenn. 201 1865 0 Tennessee
Wade v. Green 22 Tenn. 547 1842 0 Tennessee
Western & Atlantic R. R. v. Fulton 36 Tenn. 589 1857 0 Tennessee
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas
Porter v. Miller 7 Tex. 468 1852 0 Petition claiming slave as property Texas
Phœbe v. Boggess 42 Va. 129 1844 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Whiting v. Rust 42 Va. 483 1844 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Lathrop v. Lumpkin 41 Va. 49 1843 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Williamson's Ex'or v. Howard 41 Va. 39 1843 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Spencer v. Ford 40 Va. 648 1843 0 Suit for alimony SC of Appeals VA
Stinson Ex'or v. Day 40 Va. 435 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Ashby v. Smith 40 Va. 56 1842 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Governor for Cockrell v. Williams 39 Va. 508 1842 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Tooel v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 714 1841 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Abrahams v. Commonwealth 38 Va. 675 1841 0 ? General Ct. of VA
Raynolds v. Carter 39 Va. 166 1841 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Spotts v. Gillaspie 27 Va. 566 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA