Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Boyd 51 N.C. 249 1858 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
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
Tabb v. Williams 57 N.C. 352 1859 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
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
Fisher’s Negroes v. Dabbs 14 Tenn. 119 1834 0 Tennessee
Newsum v. Newsum 1 Leigh 86 1829 0 Action in trover SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Beddo 4 D.C. 664 1835 0 Fitness of witness United States
United States v. Brockett 2 D.C. 441 1823 0 Liability for assault upon one's slave United States
Harris v. Clapp 1 Minor 328 1824 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Hussey v. Weathersby 51 N.C. 387 1859 0 Action of covenant North Carolina
Morrison v. McNeill 51 N.C. 450 1859 0 Fraudulent Conveyance North Carolina