Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 567 1846 Order for removal of pauper New Jersey
Executors of Van Houten v. Pennington 8 N.J. Eq. 745 1852 Will & trust New Jersey
Covenhoven v. Executors of Covenhoven 1 N.J.L. 243 1794 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Anderson 1 N.J.L. 41 1790 Will & trust New Jersey
Williamson v. Chamberlain 10 N.J. Eq. 373 1855 Will & trust New Jersey
Trumbull v. Gibbons 22 N.J.L. 117 1849 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Emmons 2 N.J.L. 11 1806 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
State v. Mount 1 N.J.L. 337 1795 Bill of sale dispute New Jersey
Shepherd v. Newkirk 21 N.J.L. 302 1848 Insurance dispute New Jersey
Merselis v. Mead 7 N.J. Eq. 557 1849 Contract dispute New Jersey
Overseers of Morris v. Overseers of Warren 26 N.J.L. 312 1857 Recovery for settlement New Jersey
Overseers of Franklin v. Overseers of Bridgewater 20 N.J.L. 563 1846 Order for removal of pauper New Jersey
State v. Administrators of Prall 1 N.J.L. 4 1790 Will & trust New Jersey
State v. Lyon 1 N.J.L. 462 1789 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
State v. Frees 1 N.J.L. 299 1794 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
State v. Pitney 1 N.J.L. 192 1793 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
State v. Shreve 1 N.J.L. 268 1794 Recovery for "body of negro" New Jersey
Commonwealth v. Rivera 18 Va. App. 103 1994 2 challenge to 'habitual offender' ordinance Virginia
Arambula v. Atwell 948 S.W.2d 173 1998 2 agency Missouri
Scyoc v. Holmes 192 W. Va. 87 1994 2 guaranty West Virginia