Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Allen v. State 9 Ga. 492 1851 0 Slave indicted for killing another slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Sale of Enslaved Personsdispute Alabama
Freeman v. Cook 41 N.C. 373 1849 0 Trusts North Carolina
Lane v. Wingate 25 N.C. 326 1843 0 Contracts North Carolina
Nevitt v. Bacon 32 Miss. 212 1856 0 Statute of limitations for forclosure of a mortgage Mississippi
Wailes v. Cooper 24 Miss. 208 1852 0 Defect in title Mississippi
State v. Washington 6 N.C. 100 1812 0 Rape North Carolina
In re Stepen 1 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 323 1816 0 New York
Humphrey v. State 1 Minor 64 1822 0 Alabama
Adams v. Gardiner 52 Ky. 197 1852 0 Kentucky
Gaines v. Gaines’ Executor 48 Ky. 295 1848 0 Kentucky
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 Murder General Ct of VA
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Tayloe v. Graves 1 Jefferson 40 1736 0 Wills & Estate General Ct. of VA
Ables v. Donley 8 Tex. 331 1852 0 Warranty on slave dispute Texas
Garrett v. Gaines 6 Tex. 435 1851 0 Recover for faulty warranty on slave Texas
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Illinois
Bufford v. Holliman 10 Tex. 560 1853 0 Will & trust Texas
United States v. Patrick 2 D.C. 66 1812 0 Death Sentence United States
Shanklin v. Johnson 9 Ala. 271 1846 0 Recovery for earnings Alabama