Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Richards v. Stewart 2 Day 328 1806 0 Action of trover Connecticut
Worsham v. Brown 4 Ga. 284 1848 0 Bill in Equity Georgia
Maulding v. Scott 13 Ark. 88 1852 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Butler v. Livingston 15 Ga. 565 1854 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
In re Omohundro's Estate 2 Brewst. 298 1870 0 Will & trust SC of PA.
Bob v. State 26 Tenn. 129 1846 0 Tennessee
Lyman v. City of Philadelphia 56 Pa. 488 1868 0 Contract dispute SC of PA.
United States v. Darnaud 25 F. Cas. 754 1855 0 Action against slave trader Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Passmore Williamson's Case 26 Pa. 9 1855 0 Recovery for wages SC of PA.
Irwin v. Jordan 26 Tenn. 167 1846 0 Tennessee
Sibley v. Maria 2 Fla. 553 1849 0 Dispute over Directing an Estate on Conditions Supreme Court of FL
Pierce v. Myrick 12 N.C. 345 1827 0 Action of trespass North Carolina
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 District Court, E.D. PA.
Van Metre v. Mitchell 28 F. Cas. 1042 1853 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Ex parte Jenkins 13 F. Cas. 445 1853 0 Recovery for labor Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Reynolds v. Juliet 14 Md. 118 1859 0 Maryland
Overseers of Germantown v. Overseers of the Poor of Livingston 2 Cai. 106 1804 0 SC of New York
Rutledge v. Montgomery 30 Ga. 899 1860 0 Action of Trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Hopkins v. Fleet 9 Johns. 225 1812 0 Will & Trust SC of New York
Smith v. Smith's Administrators 20 Va. 581 1820 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA