Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Polk v. Faris 17 Tenn. 209 1836 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Swearingin 17 Tenn. 276 1836 0 Tennessee
McCullough v. Moore 17 Tenn. 305 1836 0 Tennessee
Scott v. Carruth 17 Tenn. 418 1836 0 Tennessee
Wharton v. Thompson 17 Tenn. 45 1836 0 Tennessee
Vardeman v. Lawson 17 Tex. 10 1856 0 Bequeathal of slave dispute Texas
Parker v. McKelvain 17 Tex. 157 1856 0 Sale dispute Texas
Gaines v. Ann 17 Tex. 211 1856 0 Suit for freedom Texas
Sadler v. Anderson 17 Tex. 245 1856 0 Levy on slaves Texas
Cheek v. Bellows 17 Tex. 613 1856 0 Common property dispute Texas
Robertson v. Ewell 17 Va. 1 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Mortimer v. Brumfield 17 Va. 122 1812 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Dix v. Evans 17 Va. 308 1812 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Williams v. Moore 17 Va. 310 1812 0 Sale of slaves SC of Appeals VA
Baird v. Bland 17 Va. 570 1812 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Patton v. Williams 17 Va. 59 1811 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Randolph v. Randolph 17 Va. 99 1812 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Price v. Talley's Adm'rs 18 Ala. 21 1850 0 Detinue Alabama
Sims v. Knox 18 Ala. 236 1850 0 Assumpsit Alabama
Gaunt v. Tucker's Executors 18 Ala. 27 1850 0 Sale of Enslaved Person dispute Alabama