Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Mitchell v. Wilson 3 D.C. 242 1827 0 Replevin United States
Tom v. Daily 4 Ohio 336 1829 0 Ohio
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. v. Mayo 8 Tex. Civ. App. 164 1894 1 Texas
O'Neil v. Cleveland 30 N.J. Eq. 273 1878 1 New Jersey
State v. Carver 49 Me. 588 1861 1 Maine
Chase v. State 46 Miss. 683 1872 1 Mississippi
Abernethy v. Commonwealth 101 Pa. 322 1882 1 Pennsylvania
People ex rel. Hedgman v. Board of Registration 26 Mich. 51 1872 0 Michigan
Birney v. State 8 Ohio 230 1837 0 Indictment for harboring slave Ohio
Webster v. Heard 32 Tex. 685 1870 1 Texas
Cholett v. Hart 2 S.C.L. 156 1798 0 Property South Carolina
Hines v. State 93 Ga. 187 1893 1 Georgia
M'Vaughters v. Elder 4 S.C.L. 307 1809 0 Wills & Estates South Carolina
Anderson v. Poindexter 6 Ohio St. 622 1856 0 Ohio
Isbell v. Butler 2 Va. Col. Dec. 40 1734 0 Virginia
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi
Brent v. Armfield 4 F. Cas. 60 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Bell v. McCormick 5 D.C. 398 1838 0 Wills and Bequeathments United States
Violette v. Ball 2 D.C. 102 1814 0 Freedom Petition United States
McNeill's Adm'r v. McNeill 35 Ala. 30 1859 0 Dispute over Will Alabama