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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Butler v. Duvall 3 D.C. 611 1829 0 Freedom Petition United States
Ex parte Giberson 4 D.C. 503 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Maria v. White 3 D.C. 663 1829 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition (by reason of importation) United States
State v. Charity 13 N.C. 543 1830 0 Murder North Carolina
Bryan v. Watson 20 Ga. 480 1856 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
United States v. Clark 2 D.C. 620 1825 0 Self Defense/ Manslaughter United States
Knight v. Wall 19 N.C. 125 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Flora v. State 4 Port. 111 1836 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for murder Alabama
State v. Clarissa 27 N.C. 221 1844 0 Indictment for "a slave hiring her own time" North Carolina
State v. Marley 30 N.C. 48 1847 0 Assault & Battery North Carolina
State v. Sue 1 N.C. 54 1800 0 Attempted murder North Carolina
Evans v. Davidson 53 Md. 245 1880 0 Maryland
Faulkner v. Ware 34 Ga. 498 1866 0 Promissory Note Supreme Court of Georgia
Clark v. Way & Taylor 33 Ga. Supp. 149 1864 0 Deed for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Cone v. Force 31 Ga. 328 1860 0 Freedom Suit Supreme Court of Georgia
Morgan v. Morgan 10 Ga. 297 1851 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Fowler v. Waldrip 10 Ga. 350 1851 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Blackmore v. Blackmore 35 Tenn. 365 1855 0 Tennessee
Kneeland v. Ensley 19 Tenn. 620 1838 0 Tennessee
Mills v. Stewart 24 Tenn. 308 1844 0 Tennessee