Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Satterwhite v. Hicks 44 N.C. 105 1852 0 Action of detinue North Carolina
Bacon v. Gray 23 Miss. 140 1851 0 Recovery of enslaved person Mississippi
Jones v. Smith 33 Miss. 215 1857 0 Purchase by trustee from cestue que trust Mississippi
Marshall v. White 8 Port. 551 1839 0 Trover for a enslaved person Alabama
Hundley v. Buckner ex rel. Marshall 14 Miss. 70 1846 0 Deed dispute Mississippi
State v. Van Waggoner 6 N.J.L. 455 1797 0 "Indians" as slaves? New Jersey
Morton v. Bradley 27 Ala. 640 1855 0 Action for damages for killing a enslaved person Alabama
Nelson & Hatch v. Dunn 13 Ala. 259 1848 0 Property dispute Alabama
Bacon v. Tyner 26 Miss. 190 1853 0 Vestment of property Mississippi
Moore v. Allen 25 Miss. 363 1853 0 Liability for seizure and sale of property Mississippi
Lucas v. Daniels 34 Ala. 188 1859 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Harris v. McLaran 30 Miss. 533 1855 0 Reversion of property Mississippi
Lawson v. Shotwell 27 Miss. 630 1854 0 Entitlement to alimony after divorce Mississippi
Ragan v. Gray 27 Miss. 645 1854 0 Whether equity was attached on promissory note for purchase of plantation and enslaved persons Mississippi
Golding v. Golding's Adm'r 24 Ala. 122 1854 0 Will & trust Alabama
Imboden v. Hunter 23 Ark. 622 1861 0 Mortage on enslaved persons Arkansas
Norman v. Burnett 25 Miss. 183 1852 0 Trust in enslaved persons for estate Mississippi
Walton v. Olive 29 Miss. 270 1855 0 Distribution of slaves Mississippi
Gerald v. Bunkley 17 Ala. 170 1850 0 Will & trust Alabama
Peck v. Glass 7 Miss. 195 1842 0 Estate dispute Mississippi