Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Fraudulent Sale Alabama
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Carter v. Cantrell 16 Ark. 154 1855 0 Recovery of enslaved persons Arkansas
Gregg v. Bethea 6 Port. 9 1837 0 Will & trust Alabama
Bethea's Executor v. Smith 40 Ala. 415 1867 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Barnes v. Blair 16 Ala. 71 1849 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Salle v. Light's Exr's 4 Ala. 700 1843 0 Covenant Alabama
Wyche v. Greene 11 Ga. 159 1852 0 Action for repayment to loan slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Osborn v. Nicholson 18 F. Cas. 846 1870 0 Debt and warranty for enslaved person United States
Wilson v. State ex rel. Davis 21 Md. 1 1864 0 Maryland
State v. Will 18 N.C. 121 1834 0 Homicide North Carolina
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 Municipal Corporations/Municpal Law United States
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 439 1838 0 Contracts- Fraud/Deciet within contract United States
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States
Mitchell v. Wilson 3 D.C. 92 1827 0 Replevin United States
Glover v. Millings 2 Stew. & P. 28 1832 0 Petition fo r freedom Alabama
Martin v. Reed 37 Ala. 198 1861 0 Promissory note dispute Alabama
Hoover v. Brem 43 Miss. 603 1871 0 Effect of emancipation on a legacy left to an enslaved father and daughter Mississippi