Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Croft v. State 25 Tenn. 317 1845 0 Tennessee
Robertson v. Dunn 6 N.C. 133 1812 0 North Carolina
Ferris v. Henderson 12 Pa. 49 1849 0 Civil SC of PA.
Nichols v. Cartwright 6 N.C. 137 1812 0 North Carolina
Williams's administrators v. Bradley 3 N.C. 363 1805 0 North Carolina
Kelly’s Heirs v. McGuire 15 Ark. 555 1855 0 Arkansas
Hostler's administrators v. Scull 3 N.C. 179 1802 0 North Carolina
Succession of Montamat v. Kennedy 15 La. Ann. 332 1860 0 Louisiana
Coward v. Thompson 44 Tenn. 442 1867 0 Tennessee
Stiles v. Nelly 10 Serg. & Rawle 366 1823 0 Civil SC of PA.
State ex rel. Thomas v. Mosely 47 Tenn. 576 1870 0 Tennessee
Rivers v. Dubose 10 Ala. 475 1846 0 Alabama
Shilling v. Shilling 6 Gill 171 1847 0 Maryland
Barnes v. Strohecker 17 Ga. 340 1855 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
C. Dorsey's Ex'rs. v. E. Dorsey's Admr. 4 H. & McH. 231 1798 0 Maryland
Loubière v. LeBlanc 12 La. Ann. 210 1857 0 Louisiana
Bradford's Heirs v. Clark 7 La. 147 1834 0 Louisiana
State v. Jarrott 23 N.C. 76 1840 0 North Carolina
Peggy v. Wilson 9 G. & J. 169 1837 0 Maryland
Lewis v. McAfee 32 Ga. 465 1861 0 Supreme Court of Georgia