Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
M'Gowen v. Chapen 6 N.C. 61 1811 0 Property Interests North Carolina
Shelton v. Cocke 17 Va. 191 1811 1 Virginia
Stratton v. Minn 16 Va. 329 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
King v. Newman 16 Va. 41 1811 1 Virginia
Scott's Executor v. Osborne's Executor 16 Va. 413 1811 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Ketletas v. Fleet 7 Johns. 323 1811 0 Recovery for freedom SC of New York
Braxton's Adm'x v. Hilyard 16 Va. 49 1811 1 Virginia
Lusk v. Ramsay 17 Va. 417 1811 1 Virginia
Brooks v. Scott's Executor 16 Va. 344 1811 1 Virginia
Ross v. Gordon 16 Va. 289 1811 1 Virginia
Mayo v. Haines 16 Va. 423 1811 1 Virginia
Macarty's Case 2 Mart. (o.s.) 279 1812 0 Insurrection, habeas corpus, criminal law, grand jury Louisiana
Jacob v. Ursuline Nuns 2 Mart. (o.s.) 269 1812 0 Emancipation, donations, contracts, corporations, property, subpoena duces tecum, evidence, wills Louisiana
Appleton v. Harwell 3 Tenn. 241 1812 1 Tennessee
Betts v. Demumbrune 3 Tenn. 39 1812 1 Tennessee
Geddy v. Butler 17 Va. 345 1812 1 Virginia
Orleans Navigation Co. v. Mayor of New-Orleans 2 Mart. (o.s.) 214 1812 0 Servitude, corporeal rights, incorporeal rights, wages, construction, witness testimony, water law, incorporation Louisiana
Delahaye v. Pellerin 2 Mart. (o.s.) 142 1812 0 Damages, petitory action, res judicata Louisiana
Gilpin v. Vincent 9 Johns. 219 1812 0 Recovery for illegally selling a slave SC of New York
Ex parte Lawrence 5 Binn. 304 1812 0 Custody of body SC of PA.