Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Woodson v. Woodson 2 Va. Ch. Dec. 129 1791 0 Action of debt H.Ct of Chancery VA
Butler v. Parks 1 Va. 76 1792 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Lawson v. Cunningham 21 Ga. 454 1857 0 Want of equity Supreme Court of Georgia
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 Manslaughter General Ct. of VA
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 Actions of trespass, assault and battery General Ct. of VA
Gwinn v. Bugg 1 Jefferson 87 1769 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Dorsett v. Frith 21 Ga. 245 1857 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Waughop v. Tate 1 Va. Col. Dec. 185 1731 0 Suit in equity General Ct. of VA
Slocomb, Richards & Co. v. Blackburn 18 Ark. 309 1857 0 Creditor dispute Arkansas
Marston v. Parish 1 Jefferson 1 1730 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Vance v. Cooper 49 Tenn. 93 1870 0 Tennessee
Gill v. Strozier 32 Ga. 688 1861 0 Conversion of slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Barret v. Gibson 1 Va. Col. Dec. 180 1731 0 Property General Ct. of VA
McKinstry v. Conly 12 Ala. 678 1847 0 Redemption of an Enslaved Person on a Mortgage Alabama
Barnes v. Syester 14 Md. 507 1859 0 Maryland
McLean v. Houston 49 Tenn. 37 1870 0 Tennessee
Garner v. Smith 7 Gill 1 1848 0 Maryland
Tate v. Protection Insurance Co. 20 Conn. 481 1850 0 Insurance dispute Connecticut
Thompson v. Updegraff 3 W. Va. 629 1869 0 West Virginia
Atkinson v. Patton 1 D.C. 46 1802 0 Slander United States