Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Moore v. Gwynn 27 N.C. 187 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Johnson's Adm'r v. Johnson 33 Ala. 284 1858 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 Municipal Corporations/Municpal Law United States
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 439 1838 0 Contracts- Fraud/Deciet within contract United States
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States
Puryear v. Beard 14 Ala. 121 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi
Borland v. Walker 7 Ala. 269 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Smith v. Crockett 1 Minor 277 1824 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved persons Alabama
Bell's Adm'r v. Bell 36 Ala. 195 1860 0 Adminstration dispute Alabama
Carrier v. Hampton 33 N.C. 307 1850 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Smyley v. Reese 53 Ala. 89 1875 0 Final Settlement of Decedent's Estate Alabama
Bell v. Lamkin 1 Stew. & P. 460 1832 0 Deed of trust dispute Alabama
Mitchell v. Wilson 3 D.C. 92 1827 0 Replevin United States
Long v. State 12 Ga. 293 1852 0 Georgia
Glover v. Millings 2 Stew. & P. 28 1832 0 Petition fo r freedom Alabama
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi