Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Almond v. Almond 25 Va. 662 1826 0 Divorce (division of property) SC of Appeals VA
Knibb's Executor v. Dixon's Executor 22 Va. 249 1822 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Boner v. Boner 6 W. Va. 377 1873 0 West Virginia
Coleman v. Dick 1 Va. 233 1793 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Thwing v. Washington Insurance 76 Mass. 443 1858 0 Insurance dispute Massachusetts
United States v. The Isla De Cuba 26 F. Cas. 553 1860 0 Conspiracy to engage in the slave trade United States
Jones' Adm'r v. Shaddock 41 Ala. 262 1867 0 Parol trust in dispute over an enslaved person Alabama
The Glamorgan 10 F. Cas. 463 1854 0 Alleged violation of anti-slave trade statute United States
Lord v. Dall 12 Mass. 115 1815 0 Insurance dispute Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Winchendon v. Inhabitants of Hatfield 4 Mass. 123 1808 0 Recovery for freedom Massachusetts
Andrews v. Huckabee's Adm'r 30 Ala. 143 1857 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Berry v. Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church 7 Md. 564 1855 0 Maryland
Inhabitants of Salem v. Inhabitants of Hamilton 4 Mass. 676 1808 0 Action to recover expenses Massachusetts
Simon v. Paine's Administrator 4 D.C. 99 1830 0 Freedom Suit/ Petition United States
Buford v. Gould 35 Ala. 265 1859 0 Warranty dispute Alabama
United States v. Terry 1 D.C. 318 1806 0 Witnesses United States
Phillips v. McGrew 13 Ala. 255 1848 0 Recovery for enslaved persons Alabama
Edwards v. Woolfolk's Administrator 56 Ky. 376 1856 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
Walker v. Whitehead 83 U.S. 314 1872 0 United States