Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Burton v. Burton 4 Del. 38 1843 0 Replevin to which individual in a will Delaware
Thomas v. Lanier 23 Ark. 639 1861 0 Attachment of enslaved person Arkansas
Haralson v. Walker 23 Ark. 415 1861 0 Action of debt on enslaved person Arkansas
Huckabee v. Albritton 10 Ala. 657 1846 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Clevenger v. Clevenger 48 Tenn. 104 1870 0 Tennessee
City of Richmond v. Long's Adm'rs 58 Va. 375 1867 0 Action to recover value of a slave SC of Appeals VA
Watkins v. Quarles 23 Ark. 179 1861 0 Inheritance of enslaved persons Arkansas
Isham v. State 38 Ala. 213 1862 0 Homicide of a White Person Alabama
Lockwood v. Burton 1 Del. 138 1833 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Ringgold v. Barley 5 Md. 186 1853 0 Maryland
Byrd v. Lipscomb 20 Ark. 19 1859 0 Will & trust Arkansas
Commonwealth v. Aves 35 Mass. 193 1836 0 Action for freedom Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 14 Mass. 257 1817 0 Wrongful conveyance of slave Massachusetts
Kennedy’s Heirs v. Kennedy’s Heirs 2 Ala. 571 1841 0 Alabama
Wynn v. Wilson 30 F. Cas. 751 1855 0 Application for injunction United States
United States v. Scott 27 F. Cas. 990 1851 0 Indictment against rescuer or fugitive slave United States
Pintard v. Goodloe 19 F. Cas. 695 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute United States
Harris v. Alexander 4 D.C. 1 1830 0 Slave Importation United States
Stephen v. State 11 Ga. 225 1852 0 Georgia