Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Newman v. Baer 50 La. Ann. 323 1897 0 Louisiana
Clements v. Smith 9 Gill 156 1850 0 Maryland
Dold's Trustee v. Geiger's Adm'r 43 Va. 98 1845 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA
Forbes v. Forbes 5 Gill 29 1847 0 Maryland
Alexander v. Ghiselin 5 Gill 138 1847 0 Maryland
Bigelow v. Young 30 Ga. 121 1860 0 Trover Action Supreme Court of Georgia
Dail v. Traverse 8 Gill 41 1849 0 Maryland
State ex rel. Savary v. Caroline 20 Ala. 19 1852 0 Enslaved Persons from Texas Illegaly Brought to Alabama in Violation of Slave Trade Laws Alabama
Gunter v. Leckey 30 Ala. 591 1857 0 Trover for Conversion of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Elvira, a Slave 57 Va. 561 1865 0 Attempted Murder SC of Appeals VA
Brooke v. Waring 7 Gill 5 1848 0 Maryland
Browning v. Headley 41 Va. 340 1843 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Garner v. Smith 7 Gill 1 1848 0 Maryland
Gregory's Administrator v. Marks's Administrator 22 Va. 355 1823 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Anderson v. Hammond 5 Gill 461 1847 0 Maryland
Waters v. Howard 8 Gill 262 1849 0 Maryland
Hines v. State 26 Ga. 614 1859 0 Indictment for selling liquor to slave Supreme Court of Georgia
Richards v. Swan 7 Gill 366 1848 0 Maryland
Franklin v. Waters 8 Gill 322 1849 0 Maryland
Waters v. Dashiell 1 Md. 455 1851 0 Maryland