Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Brown 13 Ala. 208 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Wilson v. Allen 54 N.C. 24 1853 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Dozier v. Sprouse 54 N.C. 152 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Sanderford v. Moore 54 N.C. 206 1854 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Coots v. Morton's 5 D.C. 409 1838 0 Freedom Petition/ Wills United States
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 de homine replidgiando Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County
Jordan v. Murray 7 Va. 85 1801 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Shelfer v. Gooding 47 N.C. 175 1855 0 Action of slander North Carolina
Shiver v. Brock 55 N.C. 137 1855 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
State v. Williams 47 N.C. 194 1855 0 Indictment for larceny and trading w/ slaves North Carolina
Porter v. Ross 55 N.C. 196 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Madre v. Saunders 48 N.C. 1 1855 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Roane's Administrator v. Vidal 18 Va. 187 1814 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Sugg v. Burgess 2 Stew. 509 1830 0 Levy on execution of a negro Alabama
Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) 1855 0 Civil Kentucky
Brame v. Brame 55 N.C. 280 1855 0 Deeds North Carolina
Murphy v. Merritt 48 N.C. 37 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Taylor v. Beale 45 Va. 93 1847 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Miller v. Hoyle 41 N.C. 269 1849 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina