Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lane v. Powell 1 Edm. Sel. Cas. 256 1846 0 SC of New York
Hardway v. Semmes 24 Ga 305 1858 0 Garnishment Supreme Court of Georgia
Collier v. State 39 Ga 31 1869 0 Attempted murderer and assault Supreme Court of Georgia
Atkinson v. Farmer 6 N.C. 291 1813 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Dowd v. Montgomery 5 N.C. 100 1815 0 Gifts North Carolina
Polphill v. Neal 50 Ga 146 1873 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Adcock v. Patton 61 Tenn. 436 1873 0 Tennessee
Neal v. Pattern 47 Ga 73 1872 0 Property sale Supreme Court of Georgia
Rockwell v. Protor 39 ga 105 1869 0 Recovery for coat lost Supreme Court of Georgia
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