Involving slavery Reference cases involving slavery All cases Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Short Name Citation Summary Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction Link
Hines v. State 26 Ga. 614 1859 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
State v. Jim 12 N.C. 508 1828 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. Isaac 13 N.C. 47 1828 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. Arthur 13 N.C. 217 1829 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. Charity 13 N.C. 543 1830 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. Henry 2 Mo. 178 1830 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
State v. Sam 13 N.C. 567 1830 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. Edmund 15 N.C. 340 1833 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Jane v. State 3 Mo. 61 1831 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Jim v. State 3 Mo. 147 1832 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
State v. Tom 13 N.C. 569 1830 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Fanny v. State 6 Mo. 122 1839 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
State v. Jim 7 N.C. 3 1819 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Hocker v. Gentry 60 Ky. 463 1861 0 Kentucky Caselaw Access Project
Hill v. Cunningham 25 Tex. 25 1860 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Griffin v. Graham 8 N.C. 96 1820 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Hunt v. White 24 Tex. 643 1859 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Griffin v. His Creditors 6 Rob. 216 1843 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Griffing v. Routh 11 La. Ann. 135 1856 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
State v. Jim 12 N.C. 142 1826 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Smith v. Johnson 21 Ga. 386 1857 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Harker v. Dement 9 Gill 7 1850 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Priester v. Augley 39 S.C.L. 44 1851 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Sarah v. State 28 Miss. 267 1854 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Newell v. Cowan 30 Miss. 492 1855 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Newman v. Baer 50 La. Ann. 323 1897 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Philips v. Wheeler 10 Tex. 536 1853 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Philleo v. Holliday 24 Tex. 38 1859 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Pickersgill v. Brown 7 La. Ann. 297 1852 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Pridgin v. Strickland 8 Tex. 214 1852 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Prigg v. Pennsylvania 41 U.S. 539 1842 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Ringgold v. Barley 5 Md. 186 1853 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Robinson v. Varnell 16 Tex. 382 1856 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Saufley v. Jackson 16 Tex. 579 1856 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
State v. Samuel 19 N.C. 177 1836 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Lewis v. State 35 Ala. 380 1860 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Sheppards v. Turpin 3 Gratt. 373 1847 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Scaggs v. Baltimore & Washington Rail Road 10 Md. 268 1856 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
State v. Moses 13 N.C. 452 1830 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Battle 16 N.C. 537 1830 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Gardiner v. Thibodeau 14 La. Ann. 732 1859 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
State v. Anthony 29 N.C. 234 1847 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Bigelow v. Young 30 Ga. 121 1860 0 Trover action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Logan v. Phillips 18 Mo. 22 1853 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
John v. State 2 Ala. 290 1841 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Irby v. Wilson 21 N.C. 568 1837 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Lipscomb v. Postell ex rel. Van Vacter 38 Miss. 476 1860 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Smith v. Henry 18 S.C.L. 118 1831 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Pepper v. Dunlap 16 La. 163 1840 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Simon v. State 5 Fla. 285 1853 0 Florida Caselaw Access Project
Sims v. Chance. 7 Tex. 561 1852 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Smith v. Adams 27 Tex. 28 1863 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Williamson v. Williamson 57 Ky. 329 1857 0 Kentucky Caselaw Access Project
Williams v. Hagan 2 La. 122 1830 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Wilson's Heirs v. Wilson’s Adm’r 30 Ala. 670 1857 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Womack v. Womack 8 Tex. 397 1852 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Wyche v. Greene 16 Ga. 49 1854 0 Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Tweedy v. Urquhart 30 Ga. 446 1860 0 deed of marriage settlement Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Wyman v. Campbell 6 Port. 219 1838 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Wynn v. Garland 19 Ark. 23 1857 0 Arkansas Caselaw Access Project
Reardon v. Miller 20 F. Cas. 369 1828 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Dickens v. State 30 Ga. 383 1860 0 Misdemeanor Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Cook v. Walker 30 Ga. 519 1860 0 Seizure of slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Cicely v. State 21 Miss. 202 1849 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Tracy v. Talmage 14 N.Y. 162 1856 0 New York Caselaw Access Project
Saul v. His Creditors 5 Mart. (n.s.) 569 1827 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Frisbie v. McCarty 1 Stew. & P. 56 1831 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Main v. Alexander 9 Ark. 112 1848 0 Arkansas Caselaw Access Project
McGriff v. Porter 5 Fla. 373 1853 0 Florida Caselaw Access Project
Clements & Miller v. Little 28 Ga. 491 1859 0 Levy and claim Georgia Caselaw Access Project
McEwen v. Troost 33 Tenn. 186 1853 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Turner v. Thurmond 28 Ga. 174 1859 0 Personal property issu Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hannah v. Carrington 18 Ark. 85 1856 0 Arkansas Caselaw Access Project
Skinner v. Hughes 13 Mo. 440 1850 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Bealle v. Day 28 Ga. 435 1859 0 action to recover slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Anthony v. State 9 Ga. 264 1851 0 Indictment for murder Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Newsum v. Newsum 1 Leigh 86 1829 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Wellborn v. Weaver 17 Ga. 267 1855 0 Action brought to recover two slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Miller v. Cotten 5 Ga. 341 1848 0 Fraud, Will Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Morgan v. Elam 12 Tenn. 375 1833 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Mitchell v. Mims 8 Tex. 6 1852 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Montgomery v. Chaney 13 La. Ann. 207 1858 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Nailing v. Nailing 34 Tenn. 630 1855 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Underwood v. Brockman 34 Ky. 309 1836 0 Kentucky Caselaw Access Project
Nevitt v. Bacon 32 Miss. 212 1856 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Stewart v. Sowles 3 La. Ann. 464 1848 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Succession of Bollinger 30 La. Ann. 193 1878 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Western v. Pollard 55 Ky. 315 1855 0 Kentucky Caselaw Access Project
Wailes v. Cooper 24 Miss. 208 1852 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Whitehead v. Ducker 19 Miss. 98 1848 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Lloyd 43 S.C.L. 161 1855 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Lane v. Wingate 25 N.C. 326 1843 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Doyal v. Smith 28 Ga. 262 1859 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Goodwyn v. Goodwyn 20 Ga. 600 1856 0 Trover action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Arthur v. President of the Commercial & Railroad Bank of Vicksburg 17 Miss. 394 1848 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Alexander v. Kennedy 19 Tex. 488 1857 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Alexander v. Worthington 5 Md. 471 1853 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Anding v. Davis 38 Miss. 574 1860 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Bull v. Read 54 Va. 78 1855 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Babin v. Winchester 7 La. 460 1834 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Belt v. Marriott 9 Gill 331 1850 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Bradshaw v. Mayfield 18 Tex. 21 1856 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Arkansas Caselaw Access Project
Fisher’s Negroes v. Dabbs 14 Tenn. 119 1834 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Cheatham v. Riddle 8 Tex. 162 1852 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Trumbull v. Gibbons 22 N.J.L. 117 1849 0 New Jersey Caselaw Access Project
Dennis v. Anderson 12 Va. 289 1808 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Freeman v. Cook 41 N.C. 373 1849 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Graham’s Ex’r v. Sam 46 Ky. 403 1847 0 Kentucky Caselaw Access Project
Liptrot v. Holmes 1 Ga. 381 1846 0 Conversion of slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Tayloe v. Graves 1 Jefferson 40 1736 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Hall v. Hall 11 Tex. 526 1854 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Allen v. State 9 Ga. 492 1851 0 Slave indicted for killing another slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Alexander v. Burnet 39 S.C.L. 189 1851 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Meek v. Perry 36 Miss. 190 1858 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
United States v. Wright 1 D.C. 123 1803 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Black v. Carrollton Railroad 10 La. Ann. 33 1855 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Berry v. State 10 Ga. 511 1851 0 Larceny Georgia Caselaw Access Project
United States v. King 1 D.C. 444 1807 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
United States v. Rhodes 1 D.C. 447 1807 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
State v. Washington 6 N.C. 100 1812 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
United States v. Patrick 2 D.C. 66 1812 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
State v. Levin 5 N.C. 270 1815 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. Dick 6 N.C. 388 1818 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
In re Stepen 1 Wheel. Cr. Cas. 323 1816 0 New York Caselaw Access Project
Bryan v. Watson 20 Ga. 480 1856 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Collins v. Hutchins 21 Ga. 270 1857 0 Recovery of value lost for a slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Andrews v. Avory 14 Gratt. 229 1858 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Riley v. Martin 35 Ga. 136 1866 0 Trover action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hall v. Hall 18 Ga. 40 1855 0 Testator of will Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Edens v. Williams’s Executor 7 N.C. 27 1819 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Austin’s Ex’or v. Jones 21 Va. 341 1821 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Eyre v. Jacob 14 Gratt. 422 1858 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Ables v. Donley 8 Tex. 331 1852 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Black v. Thornton 30 Ga. 361 1860 0 Conversion of slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Walker v. Bolling 22 Ala. 294 1853 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Gardiner 52 Ky. 197 1852 0 Kentucky Caselaw Access Project
Armfield v. Moore 44 N.C. 157 1852 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Calvin v. State 25 Tex. 789 1860 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Carter v. Bennett 6 Fla. 214 1855 0 Florida Caselaw Access Project
Charles v. State 4 Port. 107 1836 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Gaines v. Gaines’ Executor 48 Ky. 295 1848 0 Kentucky Caselaw Access Project
Collins v. Mitchell 5 Fla. 364 1853 0 Florida Caselaw Access Project
State v. Cherry 7 N.C. 7 1819 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Billy v. State 11 S.C.L. 356 1820 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. Lewis 9 N.C. 98 1822 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Humphrey v. State 1 Minor 64 1822 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Peter v. Commonwealth 4 Va. 330 1823 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
United States v. Richard 2 D.C. 439 1823 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
State v. Isham 10 N.C. 185 1824 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
State v. Allen 10 N.C. 614 1825 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
United States v. Clark 2 D.C. 620 1825 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Bob v. State 10 Tenn. 173 1826 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Rutherford v. Newson 30 Ga. 728 1860 0 Possessory Note Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Clary’s Administrators v. Clary 24 N.C. 78 1841 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Boring v. Williams 17 Ala. 510 1850 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Brown v. Burrus 8 Mo. 26 1843 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Bufford v. Holliman 10 Tex. 560 1853 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Butler v. Haskell 4 S.C. Eq. 651 1816 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Couch v. Jones 49 N.C. 402 1857 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Camp v. Moseley 2 Fla. 171 1848 0 Florida Caselaw Access Project
Black v. Lewis 30 Ga. 958 1860 0 Claim and levy Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Cecil v. Harrington 18 Md. 510 1862 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Chase v. Lockerman 11 G. & J. 185 1840 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Chevallier v. Wilson 1 Tex. 161 1846 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Coles v. County of Madison 1 Ill. 154 1826 0 Illinois Caselaw Access Project
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi Caselaw Access Project
Largent v. Berry 48 N.C. 531 1856 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Hagan v. Lucas 35 U.S. 400 1836 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Lenoir v. Sylvester 17 S.C.L. 632 1830 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Carter v. Buchannon 3 Ga. 513 1847 0 Action of trover Georgia Caselaw Access Project
State v. Nutwell 1 Gill 54 1843 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Succession of Fletcher v. Decoudreau 11 La. Ann. 59 1856 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Cain v. State 18 Tex. 387 1857 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Hector v. State 2 Mo. 135 1829 0 Missouri Caselaw Access Project
Commonwealth v. Turner 5 Rand. 678 1827 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Coalter’s ex’or v. Bryan 1 Gratt. 18 1844 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Bates v. Woolfolk 5 Ga. 329 1848 0 Trover action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
De Blane v. Hugh Lynch & Co. 23 Tex. 25 1859 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
De Sobry v. de Laistre 2 H. & J. 191 1806 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Den ex dem. Ferebee v. Procter 19 N.C. 439 1837 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Duncan v. Magette 25 Tex. 245 1860 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Edelin v. Sanders 8 Md. 118 1855 0 Maryland Caselaw Access Project
Garrett v. Stuart 12 S.C.L. 514 1821 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Forgay v. Conrad 47 U.S. 201 1848 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Garrett v. Gaines 6 Tex. 435 1851 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Heathcock v. Pennington 33 N.C. 640 1850 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Gibson v. Love 4 Fla. 217 1851 0 Florida Caselaw Access Project
Graham v. Gautier 21 Tex. 111 1858 0 Texas Caselaw Access Project
Grant v. McDonogh 7 La. Ann. 447 1852 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Grant v. Moseley 29 Ala. 302 1856 0 Alabama Caselaw Access Project
Green v. Vardiman 2 Blackf. 324 1830 0 Indiana Caselaw Access Project
Grier v. Wallace 7 S.C. 182 1876 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Harrod v. Voorhies' Administratrix 16 La. 254 1840 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Henderson v. Hoke 21 N.C. 119 1835 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project