Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Spence v. State 17 Ala. 192 1850 0 Indictment against an Enslaved Person for Murder Alabama
Pennington v. Woodall 17 Ala. 685 1850 0 Recovery for enslaved persons Alabama
Otey v. Moore 17 Ala. 280 1850 0 Property dispute Alabama
Dent v. Portwood 17 Ala. 242 1850 0 Action of detinue Alabama
Glover v. Riddick 33 N.C. 582 1850 0 Conversion North Carolina
Smith v. Cameron 33 N.C. 572 1850 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Powell v. McDonald 42 N.C. 58 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
McLeran v. McKethan 42 N.C. 70 1850 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Bobe v. Frowner 18 Ala. 89 1850 1 Alabama
Lacoste v. Pipkin 21 Miss. 589 1850 0 Human trafficking action Mississippi
Burton v. Holly 18 Ala. 408 1850 1 Alabama
Varner v. Bevil 17 Ala. 286 1850 1 Alabama
Price v. Br. Bank 17 Ala. 374 1850 1 Alabama
Wash v. State 22 Miss. 120 1850 0 Whether proof that an enslaved man was owned by a person was enough to uphold capital conviction Mississippi
Batre v. State 18 Ala. 119 1850 1 Alabama
Boyd v. Thornton 21 Miss. 338 1850 1 Mississippi
Wheeler v. Slavens 21 Miss. 623 1850 1 Mississippi
Land v. Land 22 Miss. 99 1850 0 Marital rights to property Mississippi
Sprague v. Zunts 18 Ala. 382 1850 1 Alabama
Hamilton v. Lewis 13 Mo. 184 1850 1 Missouri