Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Howery v. Helms 61 Va. 1 1870 0 Suit for partition SC of Appeals VA
Schuyler v. Russ 2 Cai. 202 1804 0 Warranty on sold slave SC of New York
Rich. Fred. & Pot. R. R. v. Snead & Smith 60 Va. 354 1869 0 Action for assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Barnard v. Gregory 14 N.C. 223 1831 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
Murphy’s Adm’r v. Carter 64 Va. 477 1873 0 Suit to recover legacies SC of Appeals VA
Nash v. Benedict 25 Wend. 644 1841 0 Kidnapping SC of Judicature of New York
Lallerstedt v. Jennings 23 Ga. 571 1857 0 Will and Trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Henderson v. Brown 1 Cai. 92 1803 0 Act of trespass against officer seeking to valuate slaves SC of New York
Grant v. Johnson 5 N.Y. 247 1851 0 Insurance Policy Court of Appeals of New York
McLean v. Houston 49 Tenn. 37 1870 0 Tennessee
People ex rel. Trainer v. Cooper 8 How. Pr. 288 1853 0 Lawful marriage SC of New York
Gibbs v. Mennard 6 Paige Ch. 258 1837 0 Recovery for slave Chancery Court of New York
Commonwealth v. Holloway 2 Serg. & Rawle 305 1816 0 Fugitive Slave Action for damages SC of PA.
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 6 Serg. & Rawle 103 1820 0 Defective slave register SC of PA.
Wright v. McAlexander 11 Ala. 236 1847 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Adams v. McMichael 37 Ala. 432 1861 0 Detinue Alabama
Wight v. Hester 24 Ga. 485 1858 0 Action of trover Supreme Courrt of Georgia
Penn v. Whitehead 58 Va. 503 1867 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Harvey v. Skipwith 57 Va. 410 1863 0 Breach of Contract SC of Appeals VA