Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Patrick 48 N.C. 443 1856 0 Murder North Carolina
Clements & Miller v. Little 28 Ga. 491 1859 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Tweedy v. Urquhart 30 Ga. 446 1860 0 deed of marriage settlement Supreme Court of Georgia
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
McNeill v. Easley 24 Ala. 455 1854 0 Conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Underwood v. Brockman 34 Ky. 309 1836 0 Kentucky
Succession of Bollinger 30 La. Ann. 193 1878 0 Louisiana
Fisher’s Negroes v. Dabbs 14 Tenn. 119 1834 0 Tennessee
Newsum v. Newsum 1 Leigh 86 1829 0 Action in trover SC of Appeals VA
Andrews v. Avory 14 Gratt. 229 1858 0 Virginia
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas
Allen v. State 9 Ga. 492 1851 0 Slave indicted for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Lane v. Wingate 25 N.C. 326 1843 0 Contracts North Carolina
Nevitt v. Bacon 32 Miss. 212 1856 0 Statute of limitations for forclosure of a mortgage Mississippi
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Tayloe v. Graves 1 Jefferson 40 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Garrett v. Gaines 6 Tex. 435 1851 0 Recover for faulty warranty on slave Texas
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Illinois
Shanklin v. Johnson 9 Ala. 271 1846 0 Recovery for earnings Alabama