Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Crane v. Gough 4 Md. 316 1853 0 Maryland
Ex parte Letty 1 D.C. 328 1806 0 Habeus Corpus/ Freedom petition United States
Rodney v. Illinois Central Railroad 19 Ill. 42 1857 0 Illinois
Moore v. Thornton 48 Va. 99 1850 0 Division of slaves SC of Appeals VA
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
Chinn v. Murray 45 Va. 348 1848 0 Suit for partition of estate SC of Appeals VA
Morris' adm'r v. Morris' adm'r 45 Va. 293 1848 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Stephenson v. Harrison 40 Tenn. 728 1859 0 Tennessee
Mercer v. Kelso's adm'r 45 Va. 106 1847 0 Action to recover freedom SC of Appeals VA
Grant v. Bontz 2 D.C. 184 1819 0 Sales United States
McCall v. Eve 1 D.C. 188 1804 0 Mens Rea United States
Moses v. Dunnaho 1 D.C. 315 1806 0 Freedom Petition United States
Methvin v. Methvin 15 Ga. 97 1854 0 Alimony and divorce, distribution of property Supreme Court of Georgia
Harrisons v. Harrison's Adm'x 43 Va. 1 1845 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Crease v. Parker 1 D.C. 448 1807 0 Slave Contract Capacity United States
Norris v. Johnston 58 Va. 8 1866 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Clayton v. Solomon Banks 1 Del. Cas. 520 1814 0 Escaped enslaved man returned to serve rest of his servitude Delaware