Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Shelby v. Guy 24 U.S. 361 1826 0 Wills & Estates United States
Ex parte Deane 7 F. Cas. 306 1811 0 Habeus Petition/ Jurisdiction of Local Government United States
State v. Abram 4 Ala. 272 1842 0 Trial of Enslaved Personsfor murder Alabama
Smart v. Baugh 26 Ky. 363 1830 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Howell v. Hair 15 Ala. 194 1849 0 Purchaser of Enslaved Person property disptue Alabama
Easly v. Dye 14 Ala. 158 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Amelia v. Caldwell 2 D.C. 418 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Rives v. Toulmin 25 Ala. 452 1854 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Loudon v. Scott 15 F. Cas. 940 1805 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Abduction of Freedmen Pennsylvania
Bullock v. Ferguson 30 Ala. 227 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
United States v. Swann 1 D.C. 148 1803 0 Witness Competence United States
United States v. Henning 4 D.C. 645 1835 0 Pennitentary Act of the District of Columbia United States
Emanuel v. Ball 2 D.C. 101 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
Cripps v. Mudd 6 F. Cas. 814 1841 0 Wills/ Parol Evidence United States
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wiswall v. Glidden 4 Ala. 357 1842 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
United States v. Lloyd 4 D.C. 468 1834 0 Assault and battery against a slave United States
Fenwick v. Tooker 4 D.C. 641 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Mandeville v. Cookendorfer 3 D.C. 397 1828 0 Negligence United States