Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sheppards v. Turpin 3 Gratt. 373 1847 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Jameson's Adm'x v. Deshields 44 Va. 4 1846 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Brent v. Richards 43 Va. 539 1846 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Ex parte Ball 43 Va. 588 1845 0 Writ of habeus corpus General Ct. of VA
Peterson v. United States 19 F. Cas. 379 1807 0 Indictment of alleged slave trader Circuit Court, D. PA.
Curd v. Miller's Ex'ors 48 Va. 185 1850 0 Suit to enjoin a sale SC of Appeals VA
Thomason v. Odum 23 Ala. 480 1853 0 Detinue Alabama
Moore v. Lesueur 33 Ala. 237 1858 0 Settlement of Estate Alabama
Brush v. Wilkins 4 Johns. Ch. 506 1820 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Mulheran's Executors v. Gillespie 12 Wend. 349 1834 0 Will & Trust SC of Judicature of New York
Woodward v. Washburn 3 Denio 369 1846 0 Action for recovery of fair wages SC of New York
Smith v. Kniskern 4 Johns. Ch. 9 1819 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Phinney v. Phinney 17 How. Pr. 197 1859 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Schindel v. Schindel 12 Md. 294 1858 0 Maryland
Finney v. Sanford 41 Ga. 295 1870 0 Estate and slave debt Supreme Court of Georgia
Planters' Bank v. Henderson 23 Tenn. 75 1843 0 Tennessee
Stone v. State 23 Tenn. 27 1843 0 Tennessee
Stevens v. Columbian Insurance Co. 3 Cai. 43 1805 0 Insurance policy on slaves SC of New York
Oothout v. Thompson 20 Johns. 277 1822 0 Recovery for fraud in sale of slave SC of New York
Williamson v. Parisien 1 Johns. Ch. 389 1815 0 Division of property post divorce Chancery Court of New York