Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Robertson v. Simmons 51 Tenn. 135 1871 0 Tennessee
Charlotte v. Chouteau 11 Mo. 193 1847 0 Missouri
Massey v. Walker 10 Ala. 288 1846 0 Levy on enslaved person Alabama
Alexander v. Walch 40 Tenn. 493 1859 0 Tennessee
Selser v. Ferriday 21 Miss. 698 1850 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Woodward v. Woodward 37 Tenn. 49 1857 0 Tennessee
Thompson v. Marshall 36 Ala. 504 1860 0 Order to reform contract Alabama
Alabama Life Insurance & Trust Co. v. Pettway 24 Ala. 544 1854 0 Foreclosure on a Deed Alabama
Bennett v. Black 1 Stew. 494 1828 0 Malicious Prosecution for Robbery of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Stuart v. Swanzy 20 Miss. 684 1849 0 Will & trust Mississippi
Weatherhead v. Sewell 28 Tenn. 272 1848 0 Tennessee
Taylor v. Harwell 24 Tenn. 331 1844 0 Tennessee
Henderson v. Vaulx 18 Tenn. 30 1836 0 Tennessee
Haynes v. Crutchfield 7 Ala. 189 1844 0 Action against person for detention of a enslaved person Alabama
McKisick v. McKisick 19 Tenn. 427 1838 0 Tennessee
Bettis v. Taylor 8 Port. 564 1839 0 Right of Property Alabama
Embry v. Morrison 63 Tenn. 186 1874 0 Tennessee
Fonte v. Horton 36 Miss. 350 1858 0 Liability of executor for hire of a slave specifically bequeathed Mississippi
Pickett v. Banks 19 Miss. 445 1848 0 Marital property rights dispute Mississippi
Sims’s Case 61 Mass. 285 1851 0 Petition for freedom Massachusetts