Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Wright v. Ross 2 Greene 266 1849 0 Iowa
Murphy v. Barefield 27 Ala. 634 1855 0 Contract Dispute over Mortgage of Enslaved Persons Alabama
In re Ralph 1 Morris 1 1839 0 Iowa
King v. State 40 Ga. 244 1869 0 Marriage to a slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Micou v. National Bank 104 U.S. 530 1881 0 United States
Thomas v. De Graffenreid 27 Ala. 651 1855 0 Right of Property Alabama
State v. Ransell 41 Conn. 433 1874 0 Failure to provide for family Connecticut
Gilmer v. Ware 19 Ala. 252 1851 0 Deceit in the Sale of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Tallahassee Rail-Road v. Macon 8 Fla. 299 1859 0 Recovery of Value for a Deceased Slave Supreme Court of FL
Jackson v. Bulloch 12 Conn. 38 1837 0 Action against slave-owner Connecticut
Stringfellow v. Mariott 1 Ala. 573 1840 0 Contract Alabama
Pond v. Smith 4 Conn. 297 1822 0 Carrying contraband Connecticut
Rea v. Twilley 35 Md. 409 1872 0 Maryland
Gibson v. Land 27 Ala. 117 1855 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Barbour v. Mitchell 40 Md. 151 1874 0 Maryland
Overton v. Ex'ors of Morris 3 Port. 249 1836 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Inhabitants of Windsor v. Inhabitants of Hartford 2 Conn. 355 1817 0 Contract dispute Connecticut
Richards v. Stewart 2 Day 328 1806 0 Action of trover Connecticut
Jordan v. Roney 23 Ala. 758 1853 0 Contract Dispute for Enslaved Person Alabama