Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Franklin v. State 12 Md. 236 1858 0 Maryland
Graves v. Graves 28 Va. 34 1829 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Use of Slaves as Security for Payment Supreme Court of FL
Hurt v. State 19 Ala. 19 1851 0 Sale of Shoes to an Enslaved Person Alabama
Gaither v. Blowers 11 Md. 536 1857 0 Maryland
Banks v. Booth 20 Va. 385 1819 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Negroes Charles v. Sheriff 12 Md. 274 1858 0 Maryland
Mitchell v. Clarke 1 N.C. 25 1790 0 Evidence North Carolina
Grant v. Moseley 29 Ala. 302 1856 0 Recovery of damages Alabama
Vertner v. Humphreys 22 Miss. 130 1850 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Bullitt, Miller & Co. v. Taylor & Richardson 34 Miss. 708 1858 0 Conveyance of slaves Mississippi
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Indiana
Tison v. McAfee 50 Ga. 279 1873 0 Slave debt Georgia
Smith v. Wiggins 3 Stew. 221 1830 0 Detinue for an Enslaved Person Alabama
Evans v. Kennedy 2 N.C. 487 1796 0 Suit for freedom North Carolina
Harris v. Galbraith 43 Ill. 309 1867 0 Illinois
Cobb v. State 27 Ga. 648 1859 0 indictment for murder Supreme Court of Georgia
Reynolds v. Lewis 14 Md. 116 1859 0 0 Maryland
Houton v. Holliday 6 N.C. 111 1812 0 Mortgages North Carolina