Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Davis v. Baltzer 1 D.C. 482 1808 0 Freedom Petition United States
Semmes v. Sherburne 2 D.C. 637 1825 0 Trover United States
Jackson v. Culpepper 3 Ga. 569 1847 0 Trover action Georgia
Paschal v. Davis 3 Ga. 256 1847 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jessup v. Gragg 12 Ga. 261 1852 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Hamlin v. Alston 18 N.C. 479 1836 0 Action of detinnue North Carolina
Wadsworth v. Armfield 21 N.C. 323 1836 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Newby v. Skinner 21 N.C. 488 1837 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Minor v. Clark 43 Ga. 428 1871 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Jordan v. Murray 7 Va. 85 1801 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Pirate v. Dalby 1 U.S. 167 1786 0 Partus Sequitur/ Freedom Suit SC of PA.
United States v. Buck 24 F. Cas. 1289 1860 0 Indictment under fugitive slave act District Court, E.D. PA.
Cain v. Busby 30 Ga. 714 1860 0 trover action Supreme Court of Georgia
Leslie v. Langham's Executors 40 Ala. 524 1867 0 Recovery for Hire of a Enslaved Person Alabama
Harkey v. Harkey 36 N.C. 394 1841 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Alexander v. Alexander 41 N.C. 229 1849 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Hawkins v. Alston 39 N.C. 137 1845 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina
Johnson v. Watson 1 Ga. 348 1846 0 Fraud Supreme Court of Georgia
Guilford v. Guilford 39 N.C. 168 1845 0 Wills & Estates North Carolina
Trapnall v. Jordan 7 Ark. 430 1847 0 Property dispute Arkansas