Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Shepherd v. Henderson 44 Va. 367 1846 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mann v. Mann 1 Johns. Ch. 231 1814 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Ryan v. Lieber 30 Ga. 433 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Foster v. Holly 38 Ala. 76 1861 0 Alabama
Brown v. McCrary 30 Ga. 878 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Davison v. Waite 16 Va. 527 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Doe v. Roe 30 Ga. 961 1860 0 Georgia
Costillo v. Thompson 9 Ala. 937 1846 0 Alabama
Mobile & Ohio R. R. v. Thomas 42 Ala. 672 1868 0 Alabama
Gilmer’s Legatees v. Gilmer’s Executors 42 Ala. 9 1868 0 Alabama
Pleasant v. State 17 Ala. 190 1850 0 Alabama
Cave v. Shelor 16 Va. 193 1811 0 SC of Appeals VA
Fitzhugh v. Foote 7 Va. 13 1801 0 SC of Appeals VA
Matthews v. Downs 54 N.C. 331 1854 0 North Carolina
Harrington v. Moore 48 N.C. 56 1855 0 North Carolina
Webb v. Weeks 48 N.C. 279 1855 0 North Carolina
Gilliam v. Underwood 56 N.C. 100 1856 0 North Carolina
Buford v. Gould 35 Ala. 265 1859 0 Alabama
Apple v. Allen 56 N.C. 120 1856 0 North Carolina
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Alabama