Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Elhatton ex rel. Coalter v. Howell 5 Tenn. 19 1817 1 Tennessee
Horner v. Marshall's Administratrix 19 Va. 466 1817 1 Virginia
Ward v. Johnson 20 Va. 6 1817 1 Virginia
Myrick's Heirs v. Boyd 4 Tenn. 180 1817 1 Tennessee
Haynes v. Wright 5 Tenn. 63 1817 1 Tennessee
Cunningham v. Shields 5 Tenn. 44 1817 1 Tennessee
Boyd Executor of Hoskins v. Kaufmans 20 Va. 45 1817 1 Virginia
Ragsdale v. Buford's Executors 4 Tenn. 192 1817 1 Tennessee
United States v. Bowen 2 D.C. 133 1817 0 Larceny United States
Thompson v. Clarke 2 D.C. 145 1817 0 Freedom Petition/ wills United States
Commonwealth ex rel. Johnson v. Holloway 3 Serg. & Rawl. 4 1817 0 Runaway slave charged with fornication and bastardy SC of PA.
Wilson v. Belinda 3 Serg. & Rawl. 396 1817 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Thomas v. Soper 19 Va. 28 1816 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Inhabitants of Andover v. Inhabitants of Canton 13 Mass. 547 1816 0 Assusmpsit to recover expenses Massachusetts
Garth's Executors v. Barksdale 19 Va. 101 1816 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
Commonwealth v. Holloway 2 Serg. & Rawle 305 1816 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages SC of PA.
Britton v. Browne 5 N.C. 447 1816 0 Sales North Carolina
Stovall v. London 19 Va. 299 1816 0 Suit for specific performance SC of Appeals VA
Scidmore v. Smith 13 Johns. 322 1816 0 Trespass for harboring slave SC of New York
Cheatwood v. Mayo 19 Va. 16 1816 0 Action for words (slander) SC of Appeals VA