Case Name Citation ▲ Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
State v. Anderson 1 N.J.L. 41 1790 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Lyon 1 N.J.L. 462 1789 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Russell v. Commonwealth 1 Pen. & W. 82 1829 0 Recovery for services rendered SC of PA.
McGrew v. Hart 1 Port. 175 1834 0 Right of Property Alabama
White v. Martin 1 Port. 215 1834 0 Trover Alabama
Hatter's Ex'ors v. Greenlee 1 Port. 222 1834 0 Trover Alabama
Tatum v. Young 1 Port. 298 1835 0 Detinue Alabama
Harrison v. Hicks 1 Port. 423 1835 0 Trover Alabama
Town of Exeter v. Town of Warwick 1 R.I. 63 1834 0 Rhode Island
Nantz v. Wyatt 1 Rob. 10 1841 0 Property, petitory action, sales, consideration, debt Louisiana
Hood v. Segrest 1 Rob. 109 1841 0 Petitory action, delivery, possessory action Louisiana
Jackson v. Heirs of Bridges 1 Rob. 172 1841 0 Freedom suit, sales, warranty Louisiana
Dussin v. Charles 1 Rob. 195 1841 0 Promissory notes, agency, sales, freedom suit Louisiana
Knight v. Murchison 1 Rob. 31 1841 0 Intervernor, property, community property, conflict of laws, simulation, sales Louisiana
Maria v. Edwards 1 Rob. 359 1842 0 Freedom suit, wills, emancipation, witness testimony Louisiana
Terrell v. Cutrer 1 Rob. 367 1842 0 Property, community property, syndic, successions, agency Louisiana
Wafer v. Pratt 1 Rob. 41 1841 0 Fieri facias, sales, adverse possession, damages, seizure, property Louisiana
Thomas v. Selser 1 Rob. 425 1842 0 Promissory notes, sales, redhibition, recission, witness testimony Louisiana
Bertie v. Walker 1 Rob. 431 1842 0 Community property, sales, seizure Louisiana
Kiper v. Nuttall 1 Rob. 46 1841 0 Promissory notes, suretyship, sales, warranty, redhibition Louisiana