Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ruth v. State 20 Md. 436 1864 0 Maryland
Board of Commissioners of Public Schools v. County Commissioners 20 Md. 439 1864 0 Maryland
Brown v. State 23 Md. 503 1865 0 Maryland
Hiss v. State 24 Md. 556 1866 0 Maryland
Gough v. Manning 26 Md. 347 1867 0 Maryland
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
Tallahassee Rail-Road v. Macon 8 Fla. 299 1859 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Rea v. Twilley 35 Md. 409 1872 0 Maryland
Barbour v. Mitchell 40 Md. 151 1874 0 Maryland
Osborne v. VanHorn 2 Fla. 360 1848 0 Suit to Recover Distributive Share for Maintenance of Children Supreme Court of FL
Lines v. Smith 4 Fla. 47 1851 0 Enforcement of a Promissory Note Supreme Court of FL
Paulk v. Wolfe, Gillespie & Co. 34 Ala. 541 1859 0 Gift of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Buchanan v. Lloyd 88 Md. 642 1898 0 Maryland
Fitzpatrick v. Hearne 44 Ala. 171 1870 0 Warranty with Sale of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Wheeler v. Stone 4 Gill 38 1846 0 Maryland
Townshend v. Townshend 7 Gill 10 1848 0 Maryland
Hayden v. Burch 9 Gill 79 1850 0 Maryland
Stewart v. Redditt 3 Md. 67 1852 0 Maryland
Newcomer v. Orem 2 Md. 297 1852 0 Maryland
Field v. President of Insurance Co. of North America 3 Md. 244 1852 0 Maryland