Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Wynn v. Garland 19 Ark. 23 1857 0 License dispute Arkansas
Cook v. Walker 30 Ga. 519 1860 0 Seizure of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
McNeill v. Easley 24 Ala. 455 1854 0 Conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 Divorce North Carolina
Underwood v. Brockman 34 Ky. 309 1836 0 Kentucky
Succession of Bollinger 30 La. Ann. 193 1878 0 Louisiana
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina
Graham’s Ex’r v. Sam 46 Ky. 403 1847 0 Kentucky
Alexander v. Burnet 39 S.C.L. 189 1851 0 South Carolina
Fisher’s Negroes v. Dabbs 14 Tenn. 119 1834 0 Tennessee
Newsum v. Newsum 1 Leigh 86 1829 0 Action in trover SC of Appeals VA
Alexander v. Kennedy 19 Tex. 488 1857 0 Will & trust Texas
Andrews v. Avory 14 Gratt. 229 1858 0 Virginia
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas
Eyre v. Jacob 14 Gratt. 422 1858 0 Virginia
Dennis v. Anderson 12 Va. 289 1808 0 Bill of sale SC of Appeals VA
Allen v. State 9 Ga. 492 1851 0 Slave indicted for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Freeman v. Cook 41 N.C. 373 1849 0 Trusts North Carolina