Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Watkins v. Quarles 23 Ark. 179 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Lockwood v. Burton 1 Del. 138 1833 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Vaughan v. Parr 20 Ark. 600 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Mandel v. Peay 20 Ark. 325 1859 0 Deed dispute Arkansas
Byrd v. Lipscomb 20 Ark. 19 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Ewell v. Tidwell 20 Ark. 136 1859 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Commonwealth v. Aves 35 Mass. 193 1836 0 Action for freedom Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 14 Mass. 257 1817 0 Wrongful conveyance of slave Massachusetts
Bell v. Rhodes 3 F. Cas. 120 1842 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wilson v. Taylor 30 F. Cas. 230 1859 0 Executors and Administrating Estates United States
Brown v. Robertson 4 F. Cas. 426 1843 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Wynn v. Wilson 30 F. Cas. 751 1855 0 Application for injunction United States
Cochreham v. Kirkpatrick 48 Tenn. 327 1870 0 Tennessee
Wynne v. Warren 49 Tenn. 118 1870 0 Tennessee
Dunbar v. Ball 7 F. Cas. 1185 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Scott 27 F. Cas. 990 1851 0 Indictment against rescuer or fugitive slave United States
Pintard v. Goodloe 19 F. Cas. 695 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute United States
United States v. Drennen 25 F. Cas. 908 1845 0 Property dispute United States
United States v. Frye 25 F. Cas. 1222 1835 0 Manslaughter United States