Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Coleman v. Dick 1 Va. 233 1793 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Thwing v. Washington Insurance 76 Mass. 443 1858 0 Insurance dispute Massachusetts
Lewis v. Holbrook 91 Mass. 347 1864 0 Action of tort for seized boat Massachusetts
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 548 1864 0 Action against Cuba for violating anti-slave trade laws United States
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 553 1860 0 Conspiracy to engage in the slave trade United States
Jones' Adm'r v. Shaddock 41 Ala. 262 1867 0 Parol trust in dispute over an enslaved person Alabama
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
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Gholson v. Blackman 44 Tenn. 580 1867 0 Tennessee
Andrews v. Avory 14 Gratt. 229 1858 0 Virginia
German v. German 47 Tenn. 180 1869 0 Tennessee
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