Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Phœbe v. Jay 1 Ill. 268 1828 0 Illinois
Dashiell v. Dashiell 2 H. & G. 127 1828 0 Maryland
Lammott v. Gist 2 H. & G. 433 1828 0 Maryland
Moses v. Denigree 27 Va. 561 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Fanny v. Montgomery 1 Ill. 247 1828 0 Illinois
Hunter v. Fulcher 26 Va. 126 1827 0 Action of assault, battery, & to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Jones v. Jones 1 Bland 443 1827 0 Maryland
Edelen v. Thompson 2 H. & G. 31 1827 0 Maryland
Toulmin v. Buchanan's Executors 1 Stew. 67 1827 0 Trover Alabama
Commonwealth v. Carver 26 Va. 660 1827 0 First-degree murder General Ct of VA
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Illinois
Shearman v. Christian 27 Va. 50 1827 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Kitty v. Fitzhugh 25 Va. 600 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Murphey v. Barron 1 H. & G. 258 1827 0 Maryland
Negro George v. Corse's Adm'r. 2 H. & G. 1 1827 0 Maryland
Raborg’s Adm'x. v. Hammond's Adm'r. 2 H. & G. 42 1827 0 Maryland
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 Excessive beating/assault of a slave General Ct of VA
Sanderson's Ex'rs v. Marks 1 H. & G. 252 1827 0 Maryland
Gregory v. Baugh 25 Va. (4 Rand.) 611 1827 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA