Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Crane v. Gough 4 Md. 316 1853 0 Maryland
Harrisons v. Harrison's Adm'x 43 Va. 1 1845 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Crease v. Parker 1 D.C. 448 1807 0 Slave Contract Capacity United States
James v. Scott 9 Ala. 579 1846 0 Detinue Alabama
Coward v. Thompson 44 Tenn. 442 1867 0 Tennessee
Cleland v. Low 32 Ga. 458 1861 0 Contract dispute over slaves Supreme Court of Georgia
Dickinson v. Hoomes 42 Va. 303 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hudson v. Hudson's Administrator 20 Va. 352 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Stephenson v. Harrison 40 Tenn. 728 1859 0 Tennessee
Queen v. Neale 2 D.C. 3 1810 0 Petition for Freedom United States
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Divorce on the grounds of adultery Alabama
Rose v. Kennedy 1 D.C. 29 1801 0 Assault and Battery to right to freedom United States
Atkinson v. Patton 1 D.C. 46 1802 0 Slander United States
Methvin v. Methvin 15 Ga. 97 1854 0 Alimony and divorce, distribution of property Supreme Court of Georgia
Graham v. Alexander 5 D.C. 663 1840 0 Freedom Petition United States
O'Neale v. Willis 2 D.C. 108 1814 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
United States v. Bell 1 D.C. 94 1802 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Norris v. Johnston 58 Va. 8 1866 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
State v. Jim 1 Del. Cas. 335 1793 0 Indictment for stealing; used an enslaved man as the culprit Delaware