Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Walters & Walker ex rel. Gatewood v. Whitlock 9 Fla. 86 1860 0 Effectiveness of a Voluntary Deed of Assignment Supreme Court of FL
Raines v. Barker 54 Va. 128 1856 0 Action of ejectment SC of Appeals VA
Lucy v. Cheminant's Adm'rs 43 Va. 36 1845 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Ansley v. Robinson 16 Ala. 793 1849 0 Partition to make property joint Alabama
The Caroline 5 F. Cas. 90 1819 0 Illegal importation of slaves Cir Ct, D of VA
Commonwealth v. Moore 4 Va. 155 1819 0 Suffering a slave General Ct of VA
United States v. Jackson 4 D.C. 483 1834 0 Animal Cruelty United States
Hamilton v. Franklin 4 D.C. 729 1836 0 Contracts United States
Semmes v. Sheeburne 2 D.C. 534 1824 0 Trover United States
Bullock v. Ferguson 30 Ala. 227 1857 0 Will & trust Alabama
Farrow v. Bragg's Adm'r 30 Ala. 261 1857 0 Contract dispute Alabama
Peck v. Glass 7 Miss. 195 1842 0 Estate dispute Mississippi
Dixon v. Barclay 22 Ala. 370 1853 0 Contract to Remove an Enslaved Person to Texas Alabama
Commonwealth v. Cohen 4 Va. 158 1819 0 Second Degree Murder General Ct of VA
Willingham v. Harrell 36 Ala. 583 1860 0 Recovery for wages Alabama
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Fraudulent Sale Alabama
Poindexter v. Davis 47 Va. 481 1850 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Isaac v. West's Executor 27 Va. 652 1828 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
Lawson v. Shotwell 27 Miss. 630 1854 0 Entitlement to alimony after divorce Mississippi
Noel v. Wheatly 30 Miss. 181 1855 0 Breach of warranty Mississippi