Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sam v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 430 1872 0 Mississippi
Hackney v. Vrooman 62 Barb. 650 1862 0 SC of New York
Garrard v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 657 1872 0 Mississippi
Deas v. Smith 1 Cai. 171 1803 0 SC of New York
Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church v. Jaques 1 Johns. Ch. 450 1815 0 Chancery Court of New York
Parham v. Cobb 7 La. Ann. 157 1852 0 Louisiana
United States v. Flowery 25 F. Cas. 1124 1845 0 United States
United States v. Smidth 27 F. Cas. 1131 1855 0 Criminal Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Overseers of the Poor v. Overseers of the Poor 15 Johns. 283 1818 0 Civil SC of New York
Van Epps v. Van Deusen 4 Paige Ch. 64 1833 0 Civil Chancery Court of New York
Seguine v. Seguine 4 Abb. Ct. App. 191 1867 0 Civil Court of Appeals of New York
United States v. The Augusta 24 F. Cas. 892 1861 0 Civil District Court, S.D. New York
Knox v. Thompson 12 La. Ann. 114 1857 0 Louisiana
Houston v. Embry 1 Sneed 480 1853 0 Tennessee
Watson v. James 15 La. Ann. 386 1860 0 Louisiana
State v. George 30 N.C. 324 1848 0 North Carolina
Hughes v. Garrett 8 Ala. 483 1845 0 Alabama
Inhabitants of Milford v. Inhabitants of Bellingham 16 Mass. 108 1819 0 Massachusetts
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 13 Mass. 302 1816 0 Massachusetts
Simon v. Paine's Administrator 4 D.C. 99 1830 0 United States