Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Illinois
Brown v. Handley 34 Va. 119 1836 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
State ex rel. Graves v. Reed 27 N.C. 357 1845 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Hunter v. Jones 27 Va. 541 1828 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Costigan v. Sewall 6 Gill 232 1847 0 Maryland
Maury v. Coleman 24 Ala. 381 1854 0 Execution of Promissory Note Alabama
Worthy v. Patterson 20 Ala. 172 1852 0 False Warranty of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hawkins v. Skeggs's adm'r 29 Tenn. 31 1848 0 Tennessee
Whitaker v. Smith 33 Ga. 237 1862 0 Property action in real estate Supreme Court of Georgia
C. Dorsey's Ex'rs. v. E. Dorsey's Admr. 4 H. & McH. 231 1798 0 Maryland
Britton v. Browne 5 N.C. 447 1816 0 Sales North Carolina
The Larch 14 F. Cas. 1142 1855 0 Libel of faulty property District Court, D. Maine
Crabb's Administrator v. Thomas 25 Ala. 212 1854 0 Suit over Estate Alabama
Farrel v. Perry 2 N.C. 2 1790 0 Gifts North Carolina
Polydore v. Prince 19 F. Cas. 950 1837 0 Libel for assault and battery District Court, D. Maine
Town of Burlington v. Fosby 6 Vt. 83 1834 0 Will & Trust SC of Vermont
Selectmen of Windsor v. Jacob 2 Tyl. 192 1802 0 Bill of sale invalid in VT SC of Vermont
Sullivan v. Hadley 16 Ark. 129 1855 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Fenter v. Obaugh 17 Ark. 71 1856 0 Property dispute Arkansas
Denson v. Thompson 19 Ark. 66 1857 0 Deed of gift of enslaved persons Arkansas