| Case Name ▲ | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selden v. Coalter | 4 Va. 533 | 1818 | 0 | Wills & Estate | General Ct of VA |
| Sellars v. Fite | 62 Tenn. 131 | 1873 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Sellars v. Kelly | 45 Miss. 323 | 1871 | 0 | Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband | Mississippi |
| Settle v. Settle | 29 Tenn. 474 | 1850 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Sevier v. Brown | 2 Swan 112 | 1852 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Sewell v. Morgan & Co. | 49 Tenn. 672 | 1871 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Sharp v. Sharp | 2 Sneed 496 | 1855 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Shaw v. Shaw | 25 Tenn. 418 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Shaw v. Smith | 17 Tenn. 97 | 1836 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Shearer v. Smith | 35 Tex. 427 | 1872 | 0 | Texas | |
| Shearman v. Christian | 27 Va. 50 | 1827 | 0 | Action of debt | SC of Appeals VA |
| Sheffield v. Gordon | 34 Tex. 530 | 1871 | 0 | Texas | |
| Shelby v. Guy | 24 U.S. 361 | 1826 | 0 | Wills & Estates | United States |
| Shelton v. Johnson | 36 Tenn. 672 | 1857 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Sheriff v. Negroes Charles | 12 Md. 280 | 1858 | 0 | 0 | Maryland |
| Sherman v. Commonwealth | 55 Va. 677 | 1858 | 0 | Writ of Error | SC of Appeals VA |
| Shields's Lessee v. Miller | 4 H. & J. 1 | 1815 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Shilling v. Shilling | 6 Gill 171 | 1847 | 0 | 0 | Maryland |
| Shorter v. Boswell | 2 H. & J. 359 | 1806 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Shorter v. Rozier | 3 Md. 238 | 1794 | 0 | Maryland |