Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Divorce on the grounds of adultery Alabama
Kennaird v. Jones 50 Va. 183 1852 0 Action of assumpsit SC of Appeals VA
Rose v. Kennedy 1 D.C. 29 1801 0 Assault and Battery to right to freedom United States
Park v. Willis 2 D.C. 83 1813 0 Trafficking or Removal of Slaves United States
Humphries v. Tench 2 D.C. 337 1822 0 Freedom Petition United States
Hepburn v. Dundas 54 Va. 219 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Ben v. Scott 1 D.C. 350 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
Young v. Palmer 2 D.C. 625 1825 0 Contract Damages United States
Overton v. Allen 40 Tenn. 440 1859 0 Tennessee
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 Freedom Petition United States
Tipton v. Tipton 41 Tenn. 252 1860 0 Tennessee
O'Neale v. Willis 2 D.C. 108 1814 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Brown v. Bibb 42 Tenn. 434 1865 0 Tennessee
Huggins & Ransom v. Moore 40 Tenn. 426 1859 0 Tennessee
Lane v. Crutchfield 40 Tenn. 452 1859 0 Tennessee
Vancil v. Evans 44 Tenn. 340 1867 0 Tennessee
Nan v. Moxley 1 D.C. 523 1808 0 Freedom/Manumission United States
Dickinson v. Cruise 38 Tenn. 258 1858 0 Tennessee
Fletcher v. United States 9 F. Cas. 274 1844 0 Double Jeapordy United States
Gardenhire v. Hinds 38 Tenn. 402 1858 0 Tennessee