Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Miller v. Saunders 18 Ga. 492 1855 0 Recovery of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Newell v. Taylor 56 N.C. 374 1857 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Hendrick v. Tompkins 14 Ga. 86 1853 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Greenwood v. Curtis 6 Mass. 358 1810 0 Action against slave trader Massachusetts
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 407 1807 0 Freedom Petition United States
Spencer v. Spencer 56 N.C. 404 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina
Deaton v. Munroe 57 N.C. 39 1858 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Ward v. Allen 28 Ga. 74 1859 0 Modification of will Supreme Court of Georgia
Scott v. State 39 Ga. 321 1869 0 void marriage Supreme Court of Georgia
Pennington's Exrs. v. Yell 11 Ark. 212 1850 0 Bond dispute Arkansas
Newman v. Sloan 45 Tenn. 390 1868 0 Tennessee
Connell v. Furgason 45 Tenn. 401 1868 0 Tennessee
William & Mary College v. Powell 53 Va. 372 1855 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Nelson's Adm'r v. Cornwell 52 Va. 724 1854 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Anderson, adm'r v. Burwell's ex'ors 47 Va. 405 1849 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Welles v. Cole 47 Va. 645 1849 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Peter v. Hargrave 46 Va. 12 1848 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Moody v. Walker 3 Ark. 147 1840 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Wittick v. Traun 25 Ala. 317 1854 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Dearman v. Radcliffe 5 Ala. 192 1843 0 Will & trust Alabama