Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi
Attorney General v. Garrison 101 Mass. 223 1869 0 Will & Trust Massachusetts
Lovett v. Lovett 11 Ala. 763 1847 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Tiller v. Shearer 20 Ala. 527 1852 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Swoope v. Trotter 4 Port. 27 1836 0 Property dispute Alabama
Bozman v. Draughan 3 Stew. 243 1830 0 Action regarding a fradulent sale Alabama
United States v. Kelly 26 F. Cas. 697 1863 0 Indictment against alleged slave trader United States
The Wanderer 29 F. Cas. 150 1860 0 Indictment against alleged slave trader United States
Garner v. Johnson 22 Ala. 494 1853 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Carlisle v. Hill 16 Ala. 398 1849 0 Indemnity of property 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
Cox v. Britt 22 Ark. 567 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons (clerical mistake in will) Arkansas
Harrison & Robinson v. Johnston 27 Ala. 445 1855 0 Action regarding note of sale Alabama
Pinkard v. Ingersol 11 Ala. 9 1847 0 Property dispute Alabama
Cotten v. Blocker 6 Fla. 1 1855 0 Use of Slaves to Secure Bond Payments Supreme Court of FL
Carter v. Bennett 4 Fla. 283 1852 0 Alleged Conversion of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Farrow v. Bragg's Adm'r 30 Ala. 261 1857 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Ward v. Webber 1 Va. 274 1794 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Chauvenet v. Commissioners 3 Md. 259 1852 0 Maryland