Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Wright v. Harman 5 Mart. (n.s.) 235 1826 0 Criminal prosecution, sequestration, liability Louisiana
State v. Mulkey 73 Md. App. 501 1988 1 crim pro Maryland
Edwards v. State 736 So. 2d 475 1999 1 crim pro Mississippi
Stinson v. State 443 So. 2d 869 1983 1 crim pro Mississippi
United States v. Allen 755 A.2d 402 2000 1 Crim pro. District of Columbia
Chaney v. Dags Branch Coal Co. No. 2005-CA-001857-WC, 2007 WL 80915, at *4 (Ky. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2007) 2007 1 Crim. pro. Kentucky
Cantrell v. State 266 Ga. 700 1996 1 Crim. pro. Georgia
State v. Jackson 308 N.C. 549 1983 1 crim pro confession North Carolina
Turnipseed v. State 6 Ala. 664 1844 0 Cruel Punishment of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Walker v. Sanchez 13 La. Ann. 505 1858 0 Curatorship, damages, seizure, sales Louisiana
McMaster v. Stewart 11 La. Ann. 546 1856 0 Curatorship, Dispute over title of enslaved persons, prescription, sales Louisiana
Edwards v. Smith 10 La. Ann. 536 1855 0 Curatorship, promissory notesconsideration, sales, redhibition Louisiana
Stephens v. Graves 9 La. Ann. 239 1854 0 Curatorship, sales,redhibition, property, contracts, vices Louisiana
Wells v. Roach 10 La. Ann. 543 1855 0 Curatorship, successions, marital property, debts Louisiana
Rutledge's Adm'r v. Townsend, Crane & Co. 38 Ala. 706 1863 0 Custody dispute Alabama
Ex parte Lawrence 5 Binn. 304 1812 0 Custody of body SC of PA.
Hardwick v. Hook 8 Ga. 354 1850 0 Custody of property Supreme Court of Georgia
Palfrey v. Kerr 8 Mart. (n.s.) 503 1830 0 Damages, agency, employment, partnerships Louisiana
Langlish v. Schons 5 Mart. (o.s.) 405 1818 0 Damages, agency, fraud, emancipation, evidence Louisiana
Roebuck v. Curry 2 La. Ann. 998 1847 0 Damages, batteryk witness testimony, criminal law, emancipation Louisiana