Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Haralson v. Walker 23 Ark. 415 1861 0 Action of debt on enslaved person Arkansas
Brent v. Armfield 4 F. Cas. 60 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Respublica v. Bob 4 U.S. 125 1795 0 Indictment for first degree murder SC of PA.
Cornish v. Keesee 21 Ark. 528 1860 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person Arkansas
Watkins v. Quarles 23 Ark. 179 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Allen v. Sarah 2 Del. 434 1838 0 Granting of freedom after an illegal exportation Delaware
Vaughan v. Parr 20 Ark. 600 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Ewell v. Tidwell 20 Ark. 136 1859 0 Mortgage dispute Arkansas
Commonwealth v. Aves 35 Mass. 193 1836 0 Action for freedom Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 14 Mass. 257 1817 0 Wrongful conveyance of slave Massachusetts
Bell v. Rhodes 3 F. Cas. 120 1842 0 Freedom Petition United States
Wilson v. Taylor 30 F. Cas. 230 1859 0 Executors and Administrating Estates United States
Brown v. Robertson 4 F. Cas. 426 1843 0 Trespass vi et armis United States
Dunbar v. Ball 7 F. Cas. 1185 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
United States v. Scott 27 F. Cas. 990 1851 0 Indictment against rescuer or fugitive slave United States
United States v. Frye 25 F. Cas. 1222 1835 0 Manslaughter United States
Harris v. Alexander 4 D.C. 1 1830 0 Slave Importation United States
Stanback v. Waters 4 D.C. 2 1830 0 Enticing away a slave United States
Miller v. Hoyle 41 N.C. 269 1849 0 Mortgages/Deeds North Carolina