All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Pickett v. Chilton 19 Va. 467 1817 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Matthews v. Noel 19 Va. 460 1817 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Baker v. Pender 50 N.C. 351 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Travis v. Claiborne 19 Va. 435 1817 0 Agency ? SC of Appeals VA
Watson v. Davis. 52 N.C. 178 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Dust v. Conrod 19 Va. 411 1817 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Carter v. Tyler 5 Va. 165 1797 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Pearpoint v. Henry 2 Va. 192 1796 0 Action of trover and conversion SC of Appeals VA
Savage v. Benham 11 Ala. 49 1847 0 Will & trust Alabama
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Aylett's Ex'or v. King 38 Va. 486 1841 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Smith v. Commonwealth 37 Va. 695 1840 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Lowe v. Carter 55 N.C. 377 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Green v. Branch Bank at Montgomery 33 Ala. 643 1859 0 Trial of right of property Alabama
Carson v. Duffy 55 N.C. 507 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Nichols v. Bell 46 N.C. 32 1853 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Raines v. Barker 54 Va. 128 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Lucy v. Cheminant's Adm'rs 43 Va. 36 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Manley v. Union Bank of Florida 1 Fla. 160 1846 0 Security in Slaves for Two Mortgages Supreme Court of FL
United States v. La Coste 26 F. Cas. 826 1820 0 Indictment of slave trader United States