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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Respublica v. Blackmore 2 Yeates 234 1797 0 Faulty registration of slave SC of PA.
Allen v. Smith 22 Ala. 416 1853 0 Right of Property Alabama
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 29 Ga. 225 1859 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
In re Kirk 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 315 1846 0 Recovery for slave SC of New York
United States v. Brune 24 F. Cas. 1280 1852 0 Slave Trade ruling Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Overseers of Poor of Forks in Northampton County v. Overseers of Poor of Catawessa in Northumberland County 3 Binn. 22 1810 0 Recovery for care of slave SC of PA.
De Fonclear v. Shottenkirk 3 Johns. 170 1808 0 Breach of contract SC of New York
Executors of Rogers v. Berry 10 Johns. 132 1813 0 Recovery for conversion SC of New York
Warren v. Brooks 7 Cow. 218 1827 0 Failure to obtain certificate of "slave's ability to maintain himself" pursuant to statute prior to freeing slave SC of New York
Jack v. Martin 14 Wend. 507 1835 0 Recovery for Freedom Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Bell v. McCawley 29 Ga. 355 1859 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Lemmon v. People ex rel. Napoleon 26 Barb. 270 1857 0 Recovery for freedom SC, General Term, New York
Grubbs v. McGlawn 39 Ga. 672 1869 0 Equity action Georgia
Dunbar v. Williams 10 Johns. 249 1813 0 Recovery for medical assitance rendered to slave SC of New York
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Contract dispute over infirm slave SC of New York
Pelletreau v. Rathbone 18 Johns. 428 1821 0 SC of New York
Alston v. Grantham 26 Ga. 374 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Overseers of the Poor of Marbletown v. Overseers of the Poor of Kingston 20 Johns. 1 1822 0 Marriage between 2 slaves SC of New York
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 Is a slave a competent witness? SC of New York
Van Epps v. Van Deusen 4 Paige Ch. 64 1833 0 Will & Trust Chancery Court of New York