Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Violette v. Ball 2 D.C. 102 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Minifie 2 D.C. 109 1814 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Tom 2 D.C. 114 1815 0 Manslaughter United States
Long v. Kent 6 Ala. 100 1844 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Thornton v. Davis 4 D.C. 500 1835 0 Injunctions United States
Pridgin v. Strickland 8 Tex. 214 1852 0 Texas
Robinson v. Varnell 16 Tex. 382 1856 0 Contract dispute Texas
Smith v. Parker 3 D.C. 654 1829 0 Contracts United States
Hocker v. Gentry 60 Ky. 463 1861 0 Kentucky
Jane v. State 3 Mo. 61 1831 0 Missouri
Jim v. State 3 Mo. 147 1832 0 Missouri
Hill v. Cunningham 25 Tex. 25 1860 0 Texas
Hunt v. White 24 Tex. 643 1859 0 Texas
Sims v. Chance. 7 Tex. 561 1852 0 Recovery for wages of hired slave Texas
Sarah v. State 28 Miss. 267 1854 0 Indictment of enslaved woman for attempted murder Mississippi
Harrison v. Battle 16 N.C. 537 1830 0 Action of debt North Carolina
State v. Moses 13 N.C. 452 1830 0 Assault North Carolina
State v. Jim 12 N.C. 508 1828 0 Rape North Carolina
Wyche v. Greene 16 Ga. 49 1854 0 Georgia
Reardon v. Miller 20 F. Cas. 369 1828 0 United States