All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Slave v. State 5 Fla. 185 1853 0 Enforcement of Criminal Provisions for Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Robertson v. Bruner 24 Miss. 242 1852 0 Enforcement of contract Mississippi
Walker v. Gatlin 12 Fla. 9 1867 0 Enforcement of a Slave Contract After Abolition Supreme Court of FL
New Med. Horizons II, Ltd. v. Jacobson 317 S.W.3d 421 2010 1 enforcement of arbitral award Texas
Lines v. Smith 4 Fla. 47 1851 0 Enforcement of a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Kendig v. Giles 9 Fla. 278 1860 0 Enforcement of a Personal Warranty Supreme Court of FL
McKay v. Friebele 8 Fla. 21 1858 0 Enforcement of an Instrument of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Carter v. Bennett 6 Fla. 214 1855 0 Enforcement of an Encumberance Supreme Court of FL
Braswell v. Downs 11 Fla. 62 1865 0 Enforcement of an Alleged Failed Trust Supreme Court of FL
Kent v. Lyon 4 Fla. 474 1852 0 Enforcement of a Deed of Gift of Slaves Supreme Court of FL
Hancock v. Tucker 8 Fla. 435 1859 0 Enforcement for a Sale Supreme Court of FL
Graham v. Maguire 39 Ga. 531 1869 0 Endorsement of promissory note Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Hackett 5 La. 91 1850 0 Employment, statutory interpretation Louisiana
Nachtrib v. Prague 6 La. Ann. 759 1851 0 Employment law, prescription, partnerships Louisiana
Morancy v. Police Jury of Madison 10 La. Ann. 222 1855 0 Employment law, prescription, debts Louisiana
Vinot v. Bertrand 6 La. Ann. 474 1851 0 Employment law, leases Louisiana
Rose v. Mathews 10 Rob. 79 1845 0 Employment law, fraud, reconventional demand Louisiana
Hendricks v. Phillips 3 La. Ann. 618 1848 0 Employment law, damages, arbitratrion, statutory interpretation, property, torts Louisiana
Dwyer v. Cane 6 La. Ann. 707 1851 0 Employment law Louisiana
Miller v. Stewart 12 La. Ann. 170 1857 0 Employment, beating and murder of an enslaved person, negligence Louisiana