All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Petty v. Gayle 25 Ala. 472 1854 0 Alabama
Cook v. Husted 12 Johns. 188 1815 0 Civil SC of New York
Tubb v. Williams 26 Tenn. 367 1846 0 Tennessee
Jeter v. Deslondes 6 La. Ann. 379 1851 0 Louisiana
Mundorff v. Kilbourn 4 Md. 459 1853 0 Maryland
State v. Lasselle 1 Blackf. 60 1820 0 Civil Indiana
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Supreme Court of FL
Sands v. Codwise 4 Johns. 536 1808 0 Civil Court for the Correction of Errors of New York
Ingalls v. Bulkley 15 Ill. 224 1853 0 Civil Illinois
Kettletas v. Fleet 1 Ant. N.P. Cas. 52 1808 0 Civil SC of New York
Fitzpatrick v. School Commissioners 26 Tenn. 224 1846 0 Tennessee
United States ex rel. Wheeler v. Williamson 28 F. Cas. 682 1855 0 Civil District Court, E.D. PA.
Head v. Temple 51 Tenn. 34 1871 0 Tennessee
Burkhartv. Jennings 2 W. Va. 242 1867 0 West Virginia
Daublin v. Mayor of New-Orleans 1 Mart. (o.s.) 185 1810 0 Louisiana
Chretien v. Theard 2 Mart. (n.s.) 582 1824 0 Louisiana
Davis v. Bawcum 57 Tenn. 406 1873 0 Tennessee
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Civil Illinois
Daniel v. McClelland 26 Tenn. 298 1846 0 Tennessee
Schwartz v. Insurance Co. of North America 6 Binn. 378 1814 0 Civil SC of PA.