Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gregory v. Baugh 29 Va. 665 1831 0 Action of freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Parker v. Leathers 55 N.C. 249 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
State v. Patrick 48 N.C. 443 1856 0 Murder North Carolina
Long v. Wright 48 N.C. 290 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Lashley v. Lashley 48 N.C. 414 1856 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Lowe v. Carter 55 N.C. 377 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Lucy v. Cheminant's Adm'rs 43 Va. 36 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Walters & Walker ex rel. Gatewood v. Whitlock 9 Fla. 86 1860 0 Effectiveness of a Voluntary Deed of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Gilliam v. Underwood 56 N.C. 100 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Falkner v. Streator 56 N.C. 33 1856 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Knibb's Executor v. Dixon's Executor 22 Va. 249 1822 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Lowry v. Mountjoy 10 Va. 55 1806 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Montgomery v. Henderson 56 N.C. 113 1856 0 Marriage Settlements North Carolina
Coleman v. Dick 1 Va. 233 1793 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jones' Adm'r v. Shaddock 41 Ala. 262 1867 0 Parol trust in dispute over an enslaved person Alabama
Emerson v. Howland 8 F. Cas. 634 1816 0 Recovery for wages United States
Apple v. Allen 56 N.C. 120 1856 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Inhabitants of Salem v. Inhabitants of Hamilton 4 Mass. 676 1808 0 Action to recover expenses Massachusetts
United States v. Bruce 2 D.C. 95 1813 0 Criminal Indictments United States