Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 First-degree murder General Ct of VA
Gregory v. Baugh 25 Va. (4 Rand.) 611 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hamilton v. Shrewsbury 25 Va. 428 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Dandridge v. Minge 25 Va. 397 1826 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Guerrant v. Anderson 25 Va. 208 1826 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Sutton v. Craddock 36 N.C. 134 1840 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Minklaer v. Rockfeller 6 Cow. 276 1826 0 Former owner required to care for slave after they are freed? SC of New York
Bannister's Executors v. Shore 1 Va. 173 1793 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Cunningham v. Mitchell 25 Va. 189 1826 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Clements v. Maloney 17 Ga. 289 1855 0 Slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Barksdale v. Finney 55 Va. 338 1858 0 Action to recover property SC of Appeals VA
Maull v. Hays 12 Ala. 499 1847 0 Right of Property Alabama
Beall v. Ledlow 14 Ala. 523 1848 0 Right of Property Alabama
Sallust v. Ruth 25 Va. 67 1826 0 Action of assault, battery, & to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Goodrich v. Harding 24 Va. 280 1825 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Lewis & Nichols v. Gilmer 11 Miss. 560 1844 0 Adverse posession of a slave Mississippi
Urquhart v. Clarke 23 Va. 549 1824 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Lewis's Administrator v. Wyatt 23 Va. 114 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Royall's Administrators v. Johnson 22 Va. 421 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Taliaferro v. Horde's Administrators 22 Va. 242 1822 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA