Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Philip v. Kirkpatrick 2 Yeates 444 1799 0 Recovery for services SC of PA.
Matilda v. Mason & Moore 2 D.C. 343 1822 0 Freedom Petition United States
Ex parte Anthony 1 D.C. 295 1806 0 Habeus Corpus United States
Pate v. Baker 35 Va. 80 1837 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Lenoir v. Sylvester 17 S.C.L. 632 1830 0 North Carolina
Yeates v. Pryor 11 Ark. 58 1850 0 Contract dispute Arkansas
Foster v. Simmons 1 D.C. 316 1806 0 Freedom Petition/ MD importation statute. United States
State v. Moses 1 Minor 393 1825 0 Indictment for Murder Alabama
Wilkes v. Hughes 37 Ga. 361 1867 0 Contract dispute between a former slave and his master. Ben argued that he was not a slave at the time he worked for Angus Hughes. Supreme Court of Georgia
Fanny v. Kell 8 F. Cas. 995 1823 0 Contracts, Birth Status. United States
Smallwood v. Worthington 2 D.C. 431 1823 0 Parol Evidence United States
Pettijohn v. Beasley 15 N.C. 512 1834 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Harvey v. Smith 18 N.C. 186 1835 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lavender v. Lee 14 Ala. 688 1848 0 Dispute over Deed Alabama
Wheat v. Croom 7 Ala. 349 1845 0 Trespass Alabama
Hamilton v. M'Carty 18 N.C. 226 1835 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Harrisonl v. Battle 21 N.C. 213 1835 0 Trusts North Carolina
United States v. Butler 1 D.C. 373 1806 0 Battery of a slave United States
Alice v. Mortè 2 D.C. 485 1824 0 Lost Items United States
Peters's Executors v. Breckenridge 2 D.C. 518 1824 0 Wills, Trusts, and Estates United States