Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gibson v. McCormick 10 G. & J. 65 1838 0 Maryland
Chamberlain v. Gaillard 26 Ala. 504 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Wade v. Parks 10 N.C. 202 1824 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Gordon v. Finlay 10 N.C. 239 1824 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Erwin v. Kilpatrick 10 N.C. 456 1825 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Parsons v. M'Cracken 36 Va. 177 1838 0 Action to recover a slave SC of Appeals VA
Snodgrass v. Cabiness 15 Ala. 160 1849 0 Detinue Alabama
Scott, White & Co. v. Henry 13 Ark. 112 1852 0 Loan dispute Arkansas
Marlatt v. Scantland ad. 19 Ark. 443 1858 0 Bill of equity dispute Arkansas
State Bank v. Williams 6 Ark. 156 1845 0 Adverse posession of a enslaved person Arkansas
Porter ex rel. Porter v. Blakemore 42 Tenn. 556 1865 0 Tennessee
Gary v. Stevenson 19 Ark. 580 1858 0 Petition for freedom Arkansas
Ex parte Millwee 24 Ark. 364 1866 0 Sale of enslaved persons and effect of Emancipation Arkansas
Butler’s Adm’r v. Hughes 35 Ga. 200 1866 0 Personal Property issue Supreme Court of Georgia
Lawson v. Cunningham 21 Ga. 454 1857 0 Want of equity Supreme Court of Georgia
Dorsett v. Frith 21 Ga. 245 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Almeida v. Certain Slaves 1 F. Cas. 538 1814 0 United States
Jerby v. One Hundred & Ninety-Four Slaves 13 F. Cas. 550 1806 0 United States
Parmer v. Anderson 33 Ala. 78 1858 0 Slander for Larceny Alabama
Shirk's Case 3 Grant 460 1863 0 Wrongful detetion SC of PA.