Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Brock v. Philips 2 Va. 68 1795 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Brown v. Administratrix of Brown 2 Va. 151 1795 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Lee v. Cooke 1 Va. 306 1794 0 Action of covenant SC of Appeals VA
Applebury v. Anthony's Executors 1 Va. 287 1794 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Prout 27 F. Cas. 625 1833 0 Selling Liquor to 'negroes' in a public manner. /Disorderly House United States
Outlaw v. Hurdle 46 N.C. 150 1853 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Gill v. Tittle 14 Ala. 528 1848 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Inhabitants of Salem v. Inhabitants of Hamilton 4 Mass. 676 1808 0 Action to recover expenses Massachusetts
Richardson v. Noyes 2 Mass. 56 1806 0 Will & Trust Massachusetts
Alford v. Colson 8 Ala. 550 1845 0 Will & trust Alabama
Buford v. Gould 35 Ala. 265 1859 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
United States v. Spalding 4 D.C. 616 1835 0 Conspiracy to sell a freeperson as a slave United States
Kennedy v. Purnell 5 D.C. 552 1839 0 Freedom Petition United States
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Buie v. Wooten 52 N.C. 441 1860 0 Action of trover North Carolina
Freshwater v. Baker 52 N.C. 404 1860 0 Action for the detention of a slave North Carolina
Wynns v. Burden 58 N.C. 377 1860 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Stegall v. Stegall 22 F. Cas. 1226 1825 0 Suit in equity US Cir. Ct. of VA
Beller v. Jones 22 Ark. 92 1860 0 Sale of enslaved persons and land Arkansas
Bond v. Ross 3 F. Cas. 842 1815 0 Suit in equity Cir Ct, D of VA