Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Backhouse v. Jett 2 F. Cas. 316 1821 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of 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
Clements & Miller v. Little 28 Ga. 491 1859 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Tweedy v. Urquhart 30 Ga. 446 1860 0 deed of marriage settlement Supreme Court of Georgia
Wynn v. Garland 19 Ark. 23 1857 0 License dispute Arkansas
Cook v. Walker 30 Ga. 519 1860 0 Seizure of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
McNeill v. Easley 24 Ala. 455 1854 0 Conversion of enslaved person Alabama
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 Divorce North Carolina
Underwood v. Brockman 34 Ky. 309 1836 0 Kentucky
Succession of Bollinger 30 La. Ann. 193 1878 0 Louisiana
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina
Graham’s Ex’r v. Sam 46 Ky. 403 1847 0 Kentucky
Alexander v. Burnet 39 S.C.L. 189 1851 0 South Carolina
Walden Executor of Walden v. Payne 2 Va. 1 1794 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Coleman v. Dick 1 Va. 233 1793 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Thwing v. Washington Insurance 76 Mass. 443 1858 0 Insurance dispute Massachusetts
Lewis v. Holbrook 91 Mass. 347 1864 0 Action of tort for seized boat Massachusetts