Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Burkhead v. Colson 22 N.C. 77 1838 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Thomas v. Gaines 42 Va. 347 1845 0 Marriage Settlement SC of Appeals VA
Parker v. Vick 22 N.C. 195 1838 0 Deeds North Carolina
Rose v. Hawkins 29 Ga 261 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Bellamy v. Ballard 3 N.C. 361 1805 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Jackson v. Marshall's administrator 5 N.C. 323 1809 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Garner v. Smith 7 Gill 1 1848 0 Maryland
Gill v. Strozier 32 Ga. 688 1861 0 Conversion of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Barnes v. Syester 14 Md. 507 1859 0 Maryland
Cecil v. Rose 14 Md. 64 1859 0 Maryland
State v. Baltimore & Susquehanna Steam Co. 13 Md. 181 1859 0 Maryland
Hammond v. State 14 Md. 135 1859 0 Maryland
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Kennedy’s Heirs v. Kennedy’s Heirs 2 Ala. 571 1841 0 Alabama
Maddox vs. Negroes Price 17 Md. 413 1861 0 Maryland
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Illinois
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Cleland v. Low 32 Ga. 458 1861 0 Contract dispute over slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Methvin v. Methvin 15 Ga. 97 1854 0 Alimony and divorce, distribution of property Supreme Court of Georgia
Adams v. Guerard 29 Ga 651 1860 0 Conveyance of a slave Supreme Court of Georgia