Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Caperton v. Martin 5 Ala. 217 1843 0 Alabama
Vertner v. Humphreys 22 Miss. 130 1850 0 Mississippi
Beall v. Williamson 14 Ala. 55 1848 0 Alabama
Dabbs v. Dabbs 27 Ala. 646 1855 0 Alabama
Weathersly v. Weathersly 40 Miss. 462 1866 0 Mississippi
Harriet v. Swan 18 Ark. 495 1857 0 Arkansas
Powell v. Glenn 21 Ala. 458 1852 0 Alabama
Slaughter v. Slaughter 23 Ark. 356 1861 0 Arkansas
Perry v. Hewlett 5 Port. 318 1837 0 Alabama
McCoy v. McKowen 26 Miss. 487 1853 0 Mississippi
Lewis v. Starke 18 Miss. 120 1848 0 Mississippi
Wilks's Adm'r v. Greer 14 Ala. 437 1848 0 Alabama
Harper v. Stanbrough 2 La. Ann. 377 1847 0 Louisiana
Downey v. Stacey 1 La. Ann. 426 1846 0 Louisiana
Marler v. Marler 6 Ala. 367 1844 0 Alabama
Lewis & Nichols v. Gilmer 11 Miss. 560 1844 0 Mississippi
Tourney v. Sinclair 4 Miss. 324 1839 0 Mississippi
Jackson ex dem. Herkimer v. Billinger 18 Johns. 368 1820 0 Civil SC of New York
Wyatt's Adm'r v. Steele 26 Ala. 639 1855 0 Alabama
Williamson v. Williamson 11 Miss. 715 1844 0 Mississippi