Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Holmes v. Bacon 28 Miss. 607 1855 0 Surety on a mortgage for slaves Mississippi
Rucks v. Taylor 49 Miss. 552 1873 0 Sureties in a sale of slaves Mississippi
Cunningham v. Cunningham 45 Va. 43 1847 0 Surcharge action SC of Appeals VA
Negro v. Richards 1 Del. Cas. 31 1794 0 Summons for freedom; ruled enslaved people must continue until trial Delaware
Morris' Ex'or v. Duke's Adm'r 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 462 1857 0 Suit to recover legacies Special Ct of Appeals VA
Murphy’s Adm’r v. Carter 64 Va. 477 1873 0 Suit to recover legacies SC of Appeals VA
Osborne v. VanHorn 2 Fla. 360 1848 0 Suit to Recover Distributive Share for Maintenance of Children Supreme Court of FL
Barnes v. Farmer 31 N.C. 202 1848 0 Suit to recover damages North Carolina
Avery v. Avery 12 Tex. 54 1854 0 Suit to recover a slave Texas
Dabney v. Kennedy 48 Va. 317 1851 0 Suit to obtain property SC of Appeals VA
Curd v. Miller's Ex'ors 48 Va. 185 1850 0 Suit to enjoin a sale SC of Appeals VA
Unis v. Charlton's Adm'r 53 Va. 484 1855 0 Suits for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Moore v. Francis 17 Tex. 28 1856 0 Suits for freedom Texas
Crabb's Administrator v. Thomas 25 Ala. 212 1854 0 Suit over Estate Alabama
Baggett v. Beard 43 Miss. 120 1870 0 Suit on bonds for sequestration and injunction in suit to recover property, inlcuding slaves Mississippi
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 Suit on a sheriff's bond SC of Appeals VA
Murrell v. Johnson's Administrator 11 Va. 450 1807 0 Suit on an indemnifying bond SC of Appeals VA
Galt v. Carter 20 Va. 245 1818 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Garnett v. Childers 16 Va. 277 1811 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA
Lawrence v. Swann 19 Va. 332 1817 0 Suit of injunction SC of Appeals VA