Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Ferguson v. Carter 8 Ga. 524 1850 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Petry v. Christy 19 Johns. 53 1821 0 Civil SC of New York
In re Pattinson 1 Blume Sup. Ct. Trans. 321 1807 0 Civil Michigan
Broadbent v. State 7 Md. 416 1855 0 Maryland
Roberts v. Fleming 31 Ala. 683 1858 0 Alabama
State v. Jackson 6 La. Ann. 593 1851 0 Louisiana
Swails v. Bushart 39 Tenn. 561 1859 0 Tennessee
Looper v. Bell 38 Tenn. 373 1858 0 Tennessee
Boxly v. McKay 36 Tenn. 286 1856 0 Tennessee
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Garner v. Smith 7 Gill 1 1848 0 Maryland
Wharton v. Marberry 35 Tenn. 603 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Taylor 35 Tenn. 536 1856 0 Tennessee
Ann v. State 30 Tenn. 159 1850 0 Tennessee
Nancy v. Wright 28 Tenn. 597 1848 0 Tennessee
Ewing v. Standefer 18 Ala. 400 1850 0 Alabama
Litchfield v. Allen 7 Ala. 779 1845 0 Alabama
Blakey's Heirs v. Blakey's Executrix 33 Ala. 611 1859 0 Alabama
Braune v. McGee 50 Ala. 359 1874 0 Alabama
State ex rel. Graves v. Reed 27 N.C. 357 1845 0 North Carolina