Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Edwards v. Barksdale 11 S.C. Eq. 184 1835 1 South Carolina
Penrice v. Cocks 2 Miss. 227 1835 0 Warranty dispute Mississippi
Douglas v. Morford 16 Tenn. 373 1835 0 Tennessee
Grisham v. Grisham 16 Tenn. 393 1835 0 Tennessee
Nabors v. Nabors 2 Port. 162 1835 0 Action of detinue for recovery of property Alabama
Caldwell v. Gillis 2 Port. 526 1835 0 Dispute over Estate Alabama
Harkins v. Coalter 2 Port. 463 1835 0 Hiring of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
United States v. Simms 4 D.C. 618 1835 0 Highway Robbery United States
Mitchells v. Johnsons 33 Va. 461 1835 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Koonce v. Bryan 21 N.C. 227 1835 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Brent v. Armfield 4 F. Cas. 60 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Sorrey v. Bright 21 N.C. 113 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jones v. Sommerville 1 Port. 437 1835 0 Property dispute Alabama
Byrd v. State 2 Miss. 247 1835 0 Indictment against slave Mississippi
Saunders v. Gatlin 21 N.C. 86 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Commons v. Walters 1 Port. 323 1835 0 Ability to Sell Enslaved Person Alabama
Whitton's Adm'r v. Terry 33 Va. 189 1835 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Drane v. Scholfield 33 Va. 386 1835 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Baylor v. Scott 2 Port. 315 1835 0 Action for sheriff to sell enslaved persons Alabama
United States v. Spalding 4 D.C. 616 1835 0 Conspiracy to sell a freeperson as a slave United States