All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Campbell v. Miller 38 Ga. 304 1868 0 promissory note for slave Supreme court of Georgia
Ex parte Ben 1 D.C. 532 1809 0 Habeus Corpus United States
Inhabitants of Gardiner v. Inhabitants of Farmingdale 45 Me. 537 1858 0 Derivative settlement SC of Maine
Inhabitants of Hallowell v. Inhabitants of Gardiner 1 Me. 93 1820 0 Settlement for slave SC of Maine
Clark v. Shelton 16 Ark. 474 1855 0 Bill of sale dispute Arkansas
Brown v. Stanford 22 Ark. 76 1860 0 Replevin for enslaved person Arkansas
Charge to Grand Jury—Fugitive Slave Law 30 F. Cas. 1007 1851 0 Charge to Grand Jury - Fugutive Slave Law Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Stillwell v. Bertrand 22 Ark. 375 1860 0 Attachment of enslaved persons Arkansas
Almeida v. Certain Slaves 3 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 538 1814 0 New York
Williamson v. Lewis 39 Pa. 9 1861 0 Action to recover debt SC of PA.
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 686 1855 0 Will & trust District Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1036 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
United States v. Williams 28 F. Cas. 631 1852 0 Indictment under fugitive slave act District Court, E.D. PA.
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Claim for services rendered SC of PA.
Oliver v. Kauffman 18 F. Cas. 657 1850 0 Recovery for damages caused by harboring slaves Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Paxson v. Lefferts 3 Rawle 59 1831 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Murray v. State 9 Fla. 246 1860 0 Inclusion of Slaves in Criminal Statutes Supreme Court of FL
Jacob v. Jacob 2 Rawle 204 1828 0 Defective slave claim SC of PA.
Commonwealth ex rel. Taylor v. Hasson 3 Pen. & W. 237 1831 0 Manumission of slaves SC of PA.
Commonwealth v. Barker 11 Serg. & Rawle 360 1824 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.