Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Langford's Ex'or v. Perrin 32 Va. 552 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Jones's Adm'r v. Comer's Ex'or 32 Va. 350 1834 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Watts 31 Va. 672 1833 0 (attempted) sexual assault General Ct. of VA
Commonwealth v. Stephen 31 Va. 679 1833 0 Murder General Ct. of VA
Sydnor v. Gee 31 Va. 535 1833 0 Writ of fieri facias SC of Appeals VA
Markham v. Guerrant 31 Va. 279 1833 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Hubbard v. Goodwin 30 Va. 492 1832 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
City of Richmond v. Long's Adm'rs 58 Va. 375 1867 0 Action to recover value of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Jackson v. Ligon 30 Va. 161 1831 0 Suit for specific performance (sale of land) SC of Appeals VA
Covenhoven v. Seaman 1 Johns. Cas. 23 1799 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Burlingham v. Belding 21 Wend. 463 1839 0 Will & Trust SC of Judicature of New York
Van Kleeck v. Ministers of the Reformed Dutch Church 6 Paige Ch. 600 1837 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Pitcher v. Livingston 4 Johns. 1 1809 0 Recovery for housing slave SC of New York
Van Horne v. Fonda 5 Johns. Ch. 388 1821 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Grannis v. Smith 22 Tenn. 179 1842 0 Tennessee
Henderson v. Downing 24 Miss. 106 1852 0 Fraudulent conveyance Mississippi
Godfrey v. Walker 42 Ga. 562 1871 0 Trustee to deed, slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Lessee of Wilson v. Rhoades 4 Yeates 38 1804 0 Recovery for ejectment SC of PA.
Clark v. Clark 39 Tenn. 336 1859 0 Tennessee