Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Leach v. Slater 1 Md. 513 1773 0 0 Maryland
Coursey v. Wright 1 Md. 394 1771 0 Maryland
Visitors of the Free-school in Saint Mary's County v. Bruce 1 Md. 509 1773 0 Maryland
Ward v. Reeder 2 Md. 145 1785 0 Maryland
Reeder v. Cartwright 2 Md. 469 1790 0 Maryland
Lamar v. Jones & Clarke 3 Md. 328 1793 0 Maryland
Negro Jack v. Hopewell 6 H. & J. 20 1781 0 0 Maryland
Mutual Assurance Society v. Stanard 18 Va. 539 1815 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Alderson v. Bigger's Administrator 18 Va. 528 1815 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Richardson v. Perkins 18 Va. 512 1815 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
M'Clenahans v. Hannah 18 Va. 499 1815 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Schwartz v. State 37 Ala. 460 1861 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Nesbitt v. Drew 17 Ala. 379 1850 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Dearman v. Dearman 4 Ala. 521 1842 0 Conveyance Alabama
Andress v. Broughton 21 Ala. 200 1852 0 Property dispute Alabama
Gunn v. Barrow 17 Ala. 743 1850 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Thomas v. Pile 3 Md. 241 1794 0 0 Maryland
Miller v. Flournoy's Heirs 26 Ala. 724 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Mahoney v. Ashton 4 H. & McH. 63 1797 0 Maryland
Bond v. Ross 3 F. Cas. 842 1815 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of VA