Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Moore v. Gwynn 27 N.C. 187 1844 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Reed v. Brasher 9 Port. 438 1839 0 Conversion of a enslaved person Alabama
Johnson's Adm'r v. Johnson 33 Ala. 284 1858 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Carey v. Corporation of Washington 5 D.C. 13 1836 0 Municipal Corporations/Municpal Law United States
United States v. Farrell 5 D.C. 311 1837 0 Witnesses United States
Prather v. Burgess 5 D.C. 376 1837 0 Marriage/Divorce United States
Fenwick v. Grimes 5 D.C. 439 1838 0 Contracts- Fraud/Deciet within contract United States
Puryear v. Beard 14 Ala. 121 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi
Borland v. Walker 7 Ala. 269 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Smith v. Crockett 1 Minor 277 1824 0 Wrongful detention of enslaved persons Alabama
Bell's Adm'r v. Bell 36 Ala. 195 1860 0 Adminstration dispute Alabama
Carrier v. Hampton 33 N.C. 307 1850 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Smyley v. Reese 53 Ala. 89 1875 0 Final Settlement of Decedent's Estate Alabama
Bell v. Lamkin 1 Stew. & P. 460 1832 0 Deed of trust dispute Alabama
Glover v. Millings 2 Stew. & P. 28 1832 0 Petition fo r freedom Alabama
Attorney General v. Garrison 101 Mass. 223 1869 0 Will & Trust Massachusetts
Lovett v. Lovett 11 Ala. 763 1847 0 Estate dispute Alabama
Tiller v. Shearer 20 Ala. 527 1852 0 Sale dispute Alabama
Swoope v. Trotter 4 Port. 27 1836 0 Property dispute Alabama