Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Whitehead v. Lassiter 57 N.C. 79 1858 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Jones v. Jones 11 Va. 3 1806 0 ? SC of Chancery VA
Robertson v. Fleming 57 N.C. 387 1859 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Garnett v. Sam 19 Va. 542 1817 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hook's Administrators v. Hancock 19 Va. 546 1817 0 Action of slander SC of Appeals VA
Hamilton v. Franklin 4 D.C. 729 1836 0 Contracts United States
Woodfin v. Asheville Mutual Insurance 51 N.C. 558 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Page v. Einstein 52 N.C. 147 1859 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Garland v. Lynch 40 Va. 546 1843 0 Suit on a sheriff's bond SC of Appeals VA
Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile v. Willis 5 Ala. 770 1843 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Foushee Adm'r v. Blackwell 40 Va. 488 1843 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Danzell v. Webquish 108 Mass. 133 1871 0 Estate Dispute Massachusetts
Bank of Alexandria v. Patton 40 Va. 500 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Lawrence v. Mitchell 48 N.C. 190 1855 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Young v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 744 1842 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Semmes v. Sheeburne 2 D.C. 534 1824 0 Trover United States
McBoyle v. Hanks 46 N.C. 133 1853 0 Action of debt North Carolina
Dixon v. Barclay 22 Ala. 370 1853 0 Contract to Remove an Enslaved Person to Texas Alabama
Isaac v. West's Executor 27 Va. 652 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Hathaway v. Leary 55 N.C. 264 1855 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina