Case Name ▼ Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Childress v. M'Cullough 5 Port. 54 1837 0 Covenant Alabama
Childers v. Childers 21 Ga. 377 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Chew v. Gary 6 H. & J. 526 1825 0 Maryland
Chew v. Beall 13 Md. 348 1859 0 Maryland
Chew's Lessee v. Weems 1 Md. 463 1772 0 Maryland
Chevallier v. Wilson 1 Tex. 161 1846 0 Action to recover slaves Texas
Chevalier v. Whatley 12 La. Ann. 651 1857 0 Sale of enslaved person, consideration, capacity, fraud Louisiana
Chester v. Greer 24 Tenn. 26 1844 0 Tennessee
Chesnutt v. Meares 56 N.C. 416 1857 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Cheshire v. Cheshire 37 N.C. 569 1843 0 Trusts North Carolina
Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. v. Bradford 6 W. Va. 220 1873 0 West Virginia
Cherry v. Jones 41 Ga. 579 1871 0 Breach of Contract Supreme Court of Georgia
Cheek v. State 38 Ala. 227 1862 0 Indictment against Owner for Negligent Treatment of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Cheek v. Bellows 17 Tex. 613 1856 0 Common property dispute Texas
Cheatham v. Riddle 8 Tex. 162 1852 0 Action for recovery of slaves Texas
Cheairs v. Smith 37 Miss. 646 1859 0 Whether a provision for emancipation voids an entire will Mississippi
Chase v. Plummer 17 Md. 165 1861 0 Maryland
Chase v. Mayor 9 La. 343 1836 0 Runaway enslaved person, sales, liability, bailment Louisiana
Charlton v. Unis 45 Va. 58 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Charlton v. Gardner 38 Va. 281 1840 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA