All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Merritt v. Scott 6 Ga. 563 1849 0 equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Glass v. Cook 30 Ga. 133 1860 0 Promissory Note for slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Glenn v. Chesapeake Bank 3 Md. 475 1853 0 Maryland
Saul v. His Creditors 5 Mart. (n.s.) 569 1827 0 Louisiana
Robert v. West 15 Ga. 122 1854 0 Will and Testament Supreme Court of Georgia
Whidby v. Lewis 32 Ga. 472 1861 0 Trespass Supreme Court of Georgia
Tompkins v. Philips 12 Ga. 52 1852 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Harper v. Scott 12 Ga. 125 1852 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Groce v. Rittenberry 14 Ga. 232 1853 0 Action of trover Supreme Court of Georgia
Sullivan v. Hugly 32 Ga. 316 1861 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Overton v. Ex'ors of Morris 3 Port. 249 1836 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Williamson v. Williamson 57 Ky. 329 1857 0 North Carolina
Doyal v. Smith 28 Ga. 262 1859 0 Equity action Supreme Court of Georgia
Mosely v. Hamilton 63 Tenn. 434 1874 0 Tennessee
Bennett v. Kennerly 40 Tenn. 674 1859 0 Tennessee
Inhabitants of Windsor v. Inhabitants of Hartford 2 Conn. 355 1817 0 Contract dispute Connecticut
Couch v. Jones 49 N.C. 402 1857 0 Property interests North Carolina
Largent v. Berry 48 N.C. 531 1856 0 Action of trover North Carolina
State v. Jesse 19 N.C. 297 1837 0 Rape North Carolina
Jones v. Sharp 56 Tenn. 660 1872 0 Tennessee