Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Anderson 1 N.J.L. 41 1790 Will & trust New Jersey
-- v. Gaston 1 N.J.L. 62 1791 Recovery for penalty of trading slaves New Jersey
State v. Lyon 1 N.J.L. 462 1789 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Williams v. Alabama Great Southern Ry. Co. 158 Ala. 396 1908 1 Alabama
Heinemann Dry Goods Co. v. Schiff 167 Ark. 422 1925 1 Arkansas
Larue v. C. G. Kershaw Contracting Co. 177 Ala. 441 1912 1 Alabama
Boyle v. Wallace 81 Ala. 352 1886 1 Alabama
Roberts v. Ogbourne 37 Ala. 174 1861 1 Alabama
W. K. Syson Timber Co. v. Dickens 146 Ala. 471 1906 1 Alabama
May v. Ritchie 65 Ala. 602 1880 1 Alabama
Johnson v. Odom 11 Ala. App. 364 1914 1 Alabama
Executors of Van Houten v. Pennington 8 N.J. Eq. 745 1852 Will & trust New Jersey
Den ex dem. Abrahams v. English 17 N.J.L. 280 1839 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Mount 1 N.J.L. 337 1795 Bill of sale dispute New Jersey
State v. Shreve 1 N.J.L. 268 1794 Recovery for "body of negro" New Jersey
Covenhoven v. Executors of Covenhoven 1 N.J.L. 243 1794 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Frees 1 N.J.L. 299 1794 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
State v. Pitney 1 N.J.L. 192 1793 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Gindrat v. Montgomery Gas-Light Co. 82 Ala. 596 1886 1 Alabama
Andrews v. Flack & Wales 88 Ala. 294 1889 1 Alabama