Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Agee v. State 25 Ala. 67 1854 0 Indictment for selling liquor to enslaved person Alabama
Buckner v. Street 4 F. Cas. 578 1871 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons E.D. Ark.
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Thomason v. Dill 30 Ala. 444 1857 0 Conflciting Contracts to Borrow Enslaved Persons Alabama
Worthy v. Patterson 20 Ala. 172 1852 0 False Warranty of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Moore v. Rider 2 Del. Cas. 324 1817 0 Estate issue of the continuation of passing on enslaved individuals from 20 years ago Delaware
State v. George 2 Del. Cas. 88 1797 0 Indictment for rape; Not guilty Delaware
Patton v. Jones 3 Del. Cas. 11 1822 0 Replevein to either decendant's estate or another individual Delaware
State v. Pompey 2 Del. Cas. 113 1798 0 Indictment for manslaughter; guilty and valued at $200 Delaware
State v. Hudson 2 Del. Cas. 28 1797 0 Indictment for assault and battery on an enslaved man by a deputized man Delaware
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland
Harrison v. Hunter 1 Del. Cas. 138 1797 0 Qui tam action for the returning of an enslaved man; issue of motions Delaware
Costin v. Corporation of Washington 2 D.C. 254 1821 0 Municipal Corporations United States
Brent v. Armfield 4 F. Cas. 60 1835 0 Freedom Petition United States
Abercrombie v. Bradford 16 Ala. 560 1849 0 Recovery for damages Alabama
Cornish v. Keesee 21 Ark. 528 1860 0 Dispute over ownership of enslaved person Arkansas
Martin v. Hawkins 20 Ark. 150 1859 0 Recovery for enslaved persons Arkansas
Garretson v. Lingan 2 D.C. 236 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
Lockwood v. Burton 1 Del. 138 1833 0 Replevin of an enslaved person to either defendant or plaintiff Delaware
Summers v. Wilson 42 Tenn. 469 1865 0 Tennessee