Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hansbrough's Ex'ors v. Thom 30 Va. 147 1831 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Davidson v. Shipman 6 Ala. 27 1844 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Freeman v. Knight 37 N.C. 72 1841 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Ewing v. Standefer 18 Ala. 400 1850 0 Detinue Alabama
Stroud v. Garrison 24 Ark. 53 1862 0 Reward for runaway enslaved persons Arkansas
Jones v. Loftin 9 N.C. 199 1822 0 Action of debt North Carolina
March v. Harrell 46 N.C. 329 1854 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Hepburn v. Sewell 5 H. & J. 211 1821 0 Maryland
Edelen v. Hardey's Lessee 7 H. & J. 61 1826 0 Maryland
Kay v. Connor 27 Tenn. 624 1848 0 Tennessee
Gilmer v. Ware 19 Ala. 252 1851 0 Deceit in the Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Grahame v. Harris, Parran & Co. ex rel. Harris 5 G. & J. 489 1833 0 Maryland
Administratrix of Ufford v. Lucas 9 N.C. 214 1822 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Tate v. Greenlee's administrators 9 N.C. 486 1823 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
State v. Hale 9 N.C. 582 1823 0 Assault & battery (of an enslaved person) North Carolina
Dodson v. Simpson 23 Va. 294 1824 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Doe on demise of Freeman v. Edmunds 10 N.C. 7 1824 0 Trusts North Carolina
Graves v. Graves 28 Va. 34 1829 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Cheatham 19 Ark. 278 1857 0 Action to redeem two enslaved persons Arkansas
Ex parte Royster 6 Ark. 29 1845 0 Deed dispute Arkansas