Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Richardson v. Perkins 18 Va. 512 1815 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
M'Clenahans v. Hannah 18 Va. 499 1815 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Morris v. Cannon 1 Del. 220 1833 0 No replevin to a free man; issue of whether if a person was enslaved or an indentured servant Delaware
Ex'rs of Goodman v. Adm'rs of Pledger 14 Ala. 114 1848 0 Dispute over Execution of a Bill Alabama
Mortimer v. Brumfield 17 Va. 122 1812 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Gay v. Moseley 16 Va. 543 1811 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Gibson v. White 17 Va. 94 1812 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Freeny v. McCally 2 Del. Cas. 315 1817 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Hook v. Pagee 16 Va. 379 1811 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Coutts v. Greenhow 16 Va. 363 1811 0 Suit in chancery SC of Appeals VA
Nance v. Coxe 16 Ala. 125 1849 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Smith v. Ruddle 15 Ala. 28 1848 0 Trover Alabama
Mayor of Alexandria v. Chapman 14 Va. 270 1809 0 Municipal Corporations SC of Appeals VA
Pollard v. Baylor's Devisees 14 Va. 223 1809 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Illinois
Conyers v. Bowen 31 Ga. 382 1860 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Kennedy v. Waller 12 Va. 415 1808 0 Action of trespass SC of Appeals VA
Bartley v. Yates 12 Va. 398 1808 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Bellach v. Gabb 2 Del. Cas. 231 1805 0 Qui tam action for illegal expotation; $100 Delaware
Pease v. Scranton 11 Ga. 33 1852 0 Equity Action Supreme Court of Georgia