Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Butler v. Duvall 4 D.C. 167 1831 0 Slave Importation United States
Lewis v. Spalding 2 D.C. 68 1812 0 Conspiracy to Kidnap a slave United States
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Harrison v. Evans 1 D.C. 364 1806 0 Trover United States
Daggs v. Frazer 6 F. Cas. 1112 1849 0 United States
Moody v. Fuller 5 D.C. 303 1837 0 Freedom Petition United States
Davidson v. Shipman 6 Ala. 27 1844 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Horsey v. Thomas C. Horsey's Executors 6 Del. 438 1857 0 Inheritance of two enslaved indivduals to wife and one to son Delaware
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
O'Conner v. Youngblood 16 Ala. 718 1849 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Godfrey v. Walker 42 Ga. 562 1871 0 Trustee to deed, slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Reeler v. Robinson 2 D.C. 220 1820 0 Freedom Suit United States
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Shockley v. Traverse 2 Del. Cas. 673 1821 0 Question of whether an illegal exportation of an enslaved woman who was freed at a time but sold prior to that period Delaware
Thoroughgood v. Anderson 5 Del. 97 1848 0 Petition for freedom Delaware
Dulany v. Green 4 Del. 285 1845 0 Whether a previous owner freed enslaved individuals upon death or not Delaware
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Jesse v. State 20 Ga. 156 1856 0 Slave tried for rape and assault Supreme Court of Georgia