Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Malone's Adm'r v. Hobbs 40 Va. 347 1842 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hudson v. Hudson's Administrator 20 Va. 352 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Glenn v. Chesapeake Bank 3 Md. 475 1853 0 Maryland
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
Young v. Palmer 2 D.C. 625 1825 0 Contract Damages United States
Reason v. Bridges 1 D.C. 477 1807 0 Jury Challenge United States
United States v. John 4 D.C. 336 1833 0 Indictments United States
O'Neale v. Willis 2 D.C. 108 1814 0 Witnesses/Evidence United States
Overton v. Ex'ors of Morris 3 Port. 249 1836 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Fletcher v. United States 9 F. Cas. 274 1844 0 Double Jeapordy United States
Doyal v. Smith 28 Ga. 262 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Cassedy v. Williams 5 F. Cas. 272 1843 0 Payments United States
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Inhabitants of Windsor v. Inhabitants of Hartford 2 Conn. 355 1817 0 Contract dispute Connecticut
Ashton v. Fitzhugh 1 D.C. 218 1804 0 Debt Declaration United States
Pierce v. Turner 1 D.C. 433 1807 0 Judgement error United States
United States v. Thompson 28 F. Cas. 89 1823 0 Assault and Battery United States
Charles v. Cochran 2 Del. Cas. 51 1796 0 Petition for freedom denied Delaware