Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
O'Neill v. General Film Co. 157 N.Y.S. 1028 1916 Contracts & Intellectual Property New York
Dyer v. State 79 Tenn. 509 1883 1 Tennessee
Pennel v. State 122 Tenn. 622 1909 1 Tennessee
Bourcier v. Lanusse 3 Mart. (o.s.) 581 (1815) 1812 0 Sales, property, community property, renunciation, contracts, conflict of laws, Louisiana
Morgan v. M'Gowan 4 Mart. (o.s.) 209 1816 0 Sales, contracts, redhibition, breach, recission, recordation, damages, property Louisiana
Norris v. Harris 15 Cal. 226 1860 0 California
Sartor v. Sartor 39 Miss. 760 1861 0 Petition to contest a will, including division of slaves Mississippi
Carpenter v. Miller's Ex'rs 3 W. Va. 174 1869 0 West Virginia
Mitchell v. Wilson 3 D.C. 92 1827 0 Replevin United States
In re Booth 3 Wis. 157 1854 0 Wisconsin
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
Long v. State 12 Ga. 293 1852 0 Georgia
Osborn v. Nicholson 18 F. Cas. 846 1870 0 Debt and warranty for enslaved person United States
Buckner v. Street 4 F. Cas. 578 1871 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons E.D. Ark.
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi
Cholett v. Hart 2 S.C.L. 156 1798 0 Property South Carolina
Scott v. Sandford 60 U.S. 393 1856 0 Freedom suit United States
Smart v. Baugh 26 Ky. 363 1830 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Charlotte v. Chouteau 11 Mo. 193 1847 0 Missouri
Howell v. Hair 15 Ala. 194 1849 0 Purchaser of Enslaved Person property disptue Alabama