Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Starr v. Starr 2 Root 303 1795 0 Civil Connecticut
Ward v. Reeder 2 Md. 145 1785 0 Maryland
Reeder v. Cartwright 2 Md. 469 1790 0 Maryland
Molett v. State 33 Ala. 408 1859 0 Alabama
Andress v. Broughton 21 Ala. 200 1852 0 Alabama
Russell's Lessee v. Baker 1 H. & J. 71 1800 0 Maryland
Campbell v. Digges 4 H. & McH. 12 1797 0 Maryland
De Sobry v. de Laistre 2 H. & J. 191 1806 0 Maryland
Standiford v. Amoss 1 H. & J. 526 1804 0 Maryland
Chaplin v. Cruikshanks 2 H. & J. 247 1806 0 Maryland
Dorsey v. Gassaway 2 H. & J. 402 1806 0 Maryland
Pottenger's Ex'x v. Steuart 3 H. & J. 347 1813 0 Maryland
Stewart v. Oakes 5 H. & J. 107 1813 0 Maryland
Horne v. Lyeth 4 H. & J. 431 1818 0 Maryland
Turner v. Bouchell's Ex'rs 3 H. & J. 99 1810 0 Maryland
Haden v. Walker 5 Ala. 86 1843 0 Alabama
State v. Nutwell 1 Gill 54 1843 0 Maryland
Clara v. Meagher 5 H. & J. 111 1820 0 Maryland
Walkup v. Pratt 5 H. & J. 51 1820 0 Maryland
De Fontaine v. De Fontaine 5 H. & J. 99 1818 0 Maryland