Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Commonwealth v. Tracy 46 Mass. 536 1843 0 Wrongful detainment Massachusetts
Cropper v. Commonwealth 41 Va. 842 1843 1 Virginia
Johnson's ex'r v. Clark 5 Ark. 321 1843 0 Sale dispute Arkansas
Sarah v. Borders 5 Ill. 341 1843 0 Illinois
Fleming v. Burgin 37 N.C. 584 1843 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Williams v. Manuel 40 Va. 639 1843 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Heirs of Pugh v. Currie 5 Ala. 446 1843 1 Alabama
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Illinois
Browning v. Headley 41 Va. 340 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Hester v. Hester 38 N.C. 9 1843 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Love v. Lea 37 N.C. 629 1843 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Everitt v. Lane 37 N.C. 548 1843 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
President of the Planters Bank v. Courtney 1 Miss. (S. & M. Ch.) 40 1843 1 Mississippi
Mitchell v. Cooley 5 Rob. 240 1843 1 Louisiana
Merrill v. Moore's Heirs 8 Miss. 271 1843 0 Will & trust Mississippi
State v. Flanigin 5 Ala. 477 1843 0 Indictment for Murder of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Moss v. Davidson 9 Miss. 112 1843 0 Bill of sale dispute Mississippi
Lazarus v. Lewis 5 Ala. 457 1843 0 Property dispute Alabama
Caperton v. Martin 5 Ala. 217 1843 0 Property dispute Alabama
Irvin v. Real Estate Bank 5 Ark. 30 1843 0 Property dispute Arkansas