Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Jones v. Walkup 37 Tenn. 135 1857 0 Tennessee
Kit v. State 30 Tenn. 167 1850 0 Tennessee
Lester v. Cummings 27 Tenn. 385 1847 0 Tennessee
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
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 548 1864 0 Action against Cuba for violating anti-slave trade laws United States
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 553 1860 0 Conspiracy to engage in the slave trade United States
Jones' Adm'r v. Shaddock 41 Ala. 262 1867 0 Parol trust in dispute over an enslaved person Alabama
Cheaires v. Alderson 26 Tenn. 273 1846 0 Tennessee
Alexander v. Espy 25 Tenn. 157 1845 0 Tennessee
Dillard v. Dillard 22 Tenn. 41 1842 0 Tennessee
Moody v. Fry 22 Tenn. 567 1842 0 Tennessee
Trigg v. McDonald 21 Tenn. 386 1841 0 Tennessee
Wilks v. Fitzpatrick 20 Tenn. 54 1839 0 Tennessee
Maley v. Barrett 2 Sneed 501 1855 0 Tennessee
Hall v. McLain 11 Hum. 425 1850 0 Tennessee
Bridgewater v. Legatees of Pride 1 Sneed 195 1853 0 Tennessee