Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
In re Stepen 1 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 323 1816 0 New York
Humphrey v. State 1 Minor 64 1822 0 Alabama
Adams v. Gardiner 52 Ky. 197 1852 0 Kentucky
Gaines v. Gaines’ Executor 48 Ky. 295 1848 0 Kentucky
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 Murder General Ct of VA
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Tayloe v. Graves 1 Jefferson 40 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Ables v. Donley 8 Tex. 331 1852 0 Warranty on slave dispute Texas
Garrett v. Gaines 6 Tex. 435 1851 0 Recover for faulty warranty on slave Texas
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Illinois
Bufford v. Holliman 10 Tex. 560 1853 0 Will & trust Texas
United States v. Patrick 2 D.C. 66 1812 0 Death Sentence United States
Shanklin v. Johnson 9 Ala. 271 1846 0 Recovery for earnings Alabama
Armfield v. Moore 44 N.C. 157 1852 0 Action of replevin North Carolina
State v. Lewis 9 N.C. 98 1822 0 Burglary & Larceny North Carolina
Edens v. Williams’s Executor 7 N.C. 27 1819 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Dick 6 N.C. 388 1818 0 Rape North Carolina
State v. Levin 5 N.C. 270 1815 0 Larceny North Carolina
Brown v. Burrus 8 Mo. 26 1843 0 Missouri
Butler v. Haskell 4 S.C. Eq. 651 1816 0 South Carolina