Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Case of Williams 29 F. Cas. 1334 1839 0 Failure to deliver slave District Court, E.D. PA.
Hobbs v. Fogg 6 Watts 553 1837 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
Lynch v. Commonwealth 6 Watts 495 1837 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Hart v. Hill 1 Whart. 124 1836 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Field v. Eaton 16 N.C. 283 1829 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Gasper v. Donaldson 1 Whart. 227 1836 0 Action of ejectment SC of PA.
Foremans v. Tamm 1 Grant 23 1853 0 Unlawful entry SC of PA.
Carter v. Buchanan 9 Ga. 539 1851 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Lovett 31 Ga. 187 1860 0 Tresspass Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Calhoun v. Cozens 3 Ala. 498 1842 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Williams v. McCormack 26 Tenn. 308 1846 0 Tennessee
Bridges v. Nicholson 20 Ga. 90 1856 0 Levy and Claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Aiken v. Cato 23 Ga. 154 1857 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Johnson v. Tompkins 13 F. Cas. 840 1833 0 Action of trespass and false imprisonment Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Hair v. Avery 28 Ala. 267 1856 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Nisbet v. Walker 4 Ga. 221 1848 0 Equity action for slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hooker v. Johnson 8 Fla. 453 1859 0 Dispute over an Agreement to Share Profits Supreme Court of FL
Askew v. Nolan 23 Ga. 509 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Jones v. Dexter 8 Fla. 276 1859 0 Distribution of Estate Supreme Court of FL
Wilson v. Ivy 32 Miss. 233 1856 0 Right of action against 3rd person in case of fraud Mississippi