Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Lowry v. Mountjoy 10 Va. 55 1806 0 Action of trover SC of Appeals VA
Taliaferro's Ex'ors v. Thornton 10 Va. 21 1806 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Byrne v. Lyle 11 Va. 7 1806 1 Virginia
Guerrant v. Fowler 11 Va. 5 1806 1 Virginia
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 365 1806 0 Freedom Suit/Petition/Process United States
Chisholm v. Anthony 11 Va. 27 1806 1 Virginia
White v. Fitzhugh 11 Va. 1 1806 1 Virginia
Wheelwright v. Depeyster 1 Johns. 471 1806 1 New York
Moses v. Dunnaho 1 D.C. 315 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
State v. Emmons 2 N.J.L. 11 1806 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Sadler's Executors v. Green 11 Va. 26 1806 0 Property SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Terry 1 D.C. 318 1806 0 Witnesses United States
Nuttall's Adm'r v. M'Douall 10 Va. 53 1806 1 Virginia
Butler v. Hopper 4 F. Cas. 904 1806 0 Recovery for freedom Circuit Court, D. PA.
Gurnee v. Dessies 1 Johns. 508 1806 0 Is a slave a competent witness? SC of New York
Brogden v. Walker's 2 H. & J. 285 1806 0 Maryland
Morgan v. Insurance Co. of North America 4 U.S. 393 1806 1 Pennsylvania
Smith v. Cheetham 3 Cai. 57 1805 1 New York
Deneale v. Morgan's Ex'ors 9 Va. 407 1805 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Scrivener's Adm'r v. Scrivener's Ex'rs 1 H. & J. 743 1805 0 Maryland