Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Taylor v. State 44 Ga. 263 1871 0 larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Lyons v. Brown 21 Va. 105 1820 0 Land Contract SC of Appeals VA
Sandridge v. Jones 2 La. Ann. 933 1847 0 Laibility, runaway enslaved person, debts, seizure, laches Louisiana
Eulalie v. Long 9 La. Ann. 9 1854 0 Kidnapping, emancipation Louisiana
Davenport v. Commonwealth 28 Va. 588 1829 0 Kidnapping General Ct of VA
Nash v. Benedict 25 Wend. 644 1841 0 Kidnapping SC of Judicature of New York
State v. Bill 15 La. Ann. 114 1860 0 Jury selection Louisiana
Medlock v. 1985 Ford F-150 Pick Up 308 S.C. 68 1992 1 jury forfeiture South Carolina
Drayton v. United States 7 F. Cas. 1063 1849 0 Jury/ Evidence/ Larceny United States
Merzbacher v. Shearin 732 F. Supp. 2d 527 2010 1 jury/crim pro United States
State v. Waine 444 Md. 692 2015 1 jury/crim pro Maryland
State v. Adams 406 Md. 240 2008 1 jury/crim pro Maryland
Unger v. State 427 Md. 383 2012 1 jury/crim pro Maryland
Reason v. Bridges 1 D.C. 477 1807 0 Jury Challenge United States
King v. State 580 So. 2d 1182 1991 1 jury Mississippi
Klady v. McGuire 1 Rob. 25 1841 0 Jurisdiction, sales, criminal law Louisiana
Block v. Cross 36 Miss. 549 1858 0 Jurisdiction of wife as to her separate estate Mississippi
Hill v. Hardy 34 Miss. 289 1857 0 Jurisdiction of probate court Mississippi
Brandon v. Brandon 46 Miss. 222 1871 0 Jurisdiction of court in a case regarding execution of property, including slaves Mississippi
Hart v. Hart 39 Miss. 221 1860 0 Jurisdiction issues in case involving alleged illegal sale of slaves Mississippi