All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Scott, Harper & Co. v. Dansby 12 Ala. 714 1848 0 Mortgage of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Gilmer’s Legatees v. Gilmer’s Executors 42 Ala. 9 1868 0 Property dispute Alabama
Nelson v. Goree'r Adm'r 34 Ala. 565 1859 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Flinn v. Davis 18 Ala. 132 1850 0 Estate bequests dispute Alabama
Worley’s Adm’rx v. High’s Adm’r 40 Ala. 171 1866 0 Will & trust Alabama
Harris v. Parker 41 Ala. 604 1868 0 Will & trust Alabama
Ward v. State 37 Ala. 158 1861 0 Indictment for Gaming with an Enslaved Person Alabama
Savage v. Benham 17 Ala. 119 1849 0 Property dispute Alabama
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Thomas v. Henderson 27 Ala. 523 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
Boltze v. State 24 Ala. 89 1854 0 Indictment for Selling Liquour to an Enslaved Person Alabama
Shorter v. Urquhart 28 Ala. 360 1856 0 Trover Alabama
Garner v. Prewitt 32 Ala. 13 1858 0 Settlement of partnership Alabama
State v. Marshall 14 Ala. 411 1848 0 Question of Enslaved Person as competent witness Alabama
Maury v. Coleman 24 Ala. 381 1854 0 Execution of Promissory Note Alabama
Harrison’s Administrator v. Harrison’s Distributees 39 Ala. 489 1864 0 Final Settlement of Accounts Alabama
Carleton & Co. v. Banks 7 Ala. 32 1844 0 Dispute over Deed of Enslaved Persons Alabama
George v. State 39 Ala. 675 1866 0 Indictment against Enslaved Person for robbery Alabama
Hill v. Duke 6 Ala. 259 1844 0 Right of Property Alabama
Johnston v. Branch Bank at Montgomery 7 Ala. 379 1845 0 Fieri Facias Alabama