Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Pearce v. Gleaves 18 Tenn. 359 1837 0 Tennessee
Mahone v. Williams 39 Ala. 202 1863 0 Bill in Equity to Set Aside Sale under Mortgage Alabama
Cornelius v. Cohen 1 Ill. 131 1825 0 Illinois
Caplinger v. Stokes 19 Tenn. 175 1838 0 Tennessee
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Recovery for wages Arkansas
Gambling v. Read 19 Tenn. 281 1838 0 Tennessee
Hollingsworth v. Tanner 44 Ga. 11 1871 0 Employment and payment for liability Supreme Court of Georgia
Dunnaway v. State 17 Tenn. 350 1836 0 Tennessee
King v. King 45 Ga. 644 1872 0 contractual dispute over slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Felder v. Harper 12 Ala. 612 1847 0 Detinue Alabama
Harris v. Hillman 26 Ala. 380 1855 0 Detinue Alabama
Williams v. Walton 16 Tenn. 387 1835 0 Tennessee
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Burts v. Evans 48 Tenn. 420 1870 0 Tennessee
Kinney v. Cook 4 Ill. 232 1841 0 Illinois
Thompson v. Jackson 24 Va. 504 1825 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Petty v. Gayle 25 Ala. 472 1854 0 Contract Dispute Alabama
Milly v. Harrison 47 Tenn. 191 1869 0 Tennessee
Dennis v. State 5 Ark. 230 1843 0 Action under act declaring rape by a enslaved person punishable by death Arkansas
Jackson v. Kip 13 F. Cas. 220 1869 0 Will & Trust Circuit Court, S.D. New York