Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Amelia v. Caldwell 2 D.C. 418 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Rives v. Toulmin 25 Ala. 452 1854 0 Deed dispute Alabama
Loudon v. Scott 15 F. Cas. 940 1805 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Respublica v. Richards 2 U.S. 224 1795 0 Criminal Abduction of Freedmen Pennsylvania
Bullock v. Ferguson 30 Ala. 227 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
United States v. Swann 1 D.C. 148 1803 0 Witness Competence United States
United States v. Henning 4 D.C. 645 1835 0 Pennitentary Act of the District of Columbia United States
Emanuel v. Ball 2 D.C. 101 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
Cripps v. Mudd 6 F. Cas. 814 1841 0 Wills/ Parol Evidence United States
Harris v. Firth 4 D.C. 710 1836 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wiswall v. Glidden 4 Ala. 357 1842 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
United States v. Lloyd 4 D.C. 468 1834 0 Assault and battery against a slave United States
Fenwick v. Tooker 4 D.C. 641 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Mandeville v. Cookendorfer 3 D.C. 397 1828 0 Negligence United States
Gray v. Reardon 2 D.C. 219 1820 0 Agency Law United States
United States v. Peter 2 D.C. 98 1814 0 Preemptory challenge United States
United States v. Bowen 2 D.C. 133 1817 0 Larceny United States
Cunningham ex rel. Remington v. Offutt 5 D.C. 524 1838 0 Fieri Facias United States
United States v. Jackson 4 D.C. 483 1834 0 Animal Cruelty United States
Orr v. Ingle 18 F. Cas. 833 1819 0 Replevin United States