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
Colquitt & Baggs v. Tarver 45 Ga. 631 1872 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Bennett v. Williams 46 Ga. 399 1872 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
W. B. Chaffin & Bro. v. Stuart 60 Tenn. 296 Levy executed against a "negro boy" 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Maloney v. Stephens 58 Tenn. 738 Act revoking agencies during war did not apply in slave states 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Mountcastle v. Mills 58 Tenn. 267 Estate sale to pay debts involving slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Neal v. Patten 47 Ga. 73 1872 0 Inheritance of slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Ballentine v. Spear 61 Tenn. 269 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Galloway v. Myers 54 Tenn. 709 Delivery bond on slaves dispute 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Petty v. State 65 Tenn. 610 "negro" appeal on second-degree murder 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Maples v. State 50 Tenn. 408 Appeal of attempted poisoning murder of "negroes" 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Merriman v. Norman 56 Tenn. 269 Action to enjoin suit on a note of sale for slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Logan v. Hartford City & Syracuse Coal Co. 56 Tenn. 689 Action for trover for conversion of slave by one who held a life estate to the slave 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Kindell v. Titus 56 Tenn. 727 Estate sale involving slaves to pay decedent's debts 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
McAllister v. McAllister 57 Tenn. 345 Divorce proceedings involving possession of slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Sharp 56 Tenn. 660 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Frierson v. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States 54 Tenn. 683 Will construction dispute involving slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Granberry v. Crosby 54 Tenn. 579 Execution for debts levied upon slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Pardue v. Barnes 54 Tenn. 356 Forced sale of slaves in an estate to pay decedent's debts 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Stull v. Goode 57 Tenn. 58 Slaves of estate hired to pay decedent's debts 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hunt v. Wing 57 Tenn. 139 Former slaves suing to be paid for work done 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Jordan v. Miller 47 Ga. 346 1872 0 Executor to will Georgia Caselaw Access Project
State ex rel. Terry v. Blakemore 54 Tenn. 638 Failure of state clerk to pay bonds owed, court ordered sale of slaves to pay debts 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Harrison v. Henderson 54 Tenn. 315 Estate administration/sale dispute involving slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Starkey v. Hammer 60 Tenn. 438 Estate administration involving slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Napier v. Jones 45 Ga. 520 1872 0 Slave contact dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Everett v. Southern Express Co. 46 Ga. 303 1872 0 Slave contact dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
McClure v. Harris 54 Tenn. 379 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Neely v. Luster 54 Tenn. 354 Breach of warranty of soundness of a slave 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
State v. Hickerson 50 Tenn. 375 Appeal of conviction for selling liquor to slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Andrews v. Andrews 54 Tenn. 234 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Pointer v. Smith 54 Tenn. 137 Illegal hiring out of slaves 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Maxwell v. State 50 Tenn. 420 Appeal for a conviction of murder 1872 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Redd v. Muscogee Railroad 48 Ga. 102 1873 0 Private Property Issue Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Davis v. Bawcum 57 Tenn. 406 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Malady v. Malady 25 La. Ann. 448 1873 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. State 48 Ga. 458 1873 0 Indictment offense of robbery Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Porter v. Burton 57 Tenn. 584 Debt dispute involving land and slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gray v. Hodge 50 Ga. 262 1873 0 promissory note Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Odom v. Owen 61 Tenn. 446 Surety liability for debts in estate administration 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Cross v. Bloomer 65 Tenn. 74 Error in estate administration involving a slave 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hartfield v. Simmons 59 Tenn. 253 Fraudulent conveyance of land involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Masson v. Anderson 62 Tenn. 290 Estate administration involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Cartmell & Exum v. McClaren 59 Tenn. 41 Execution for debts levied upon a slave 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
McClure v. Doak 65 Tenn. 364 Action to recover debts from proceeds of selling land and slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Prescott v. Bennett 50 Ga. 266 1873 0 Slave debt Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Hyden v. Hyden 65 Tenn. 406 Trust dispute involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Ott v. Smith 62 Tenn. 135 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Bazemore v. Davis 48 Ga. 339 1873 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Thweatt v. Redd 50 Ga. 181 1873 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Dorsey v. Simmons 49 Ga. 245 1873 0 Equity Action for slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Lemon v. Jenkins 48 Ga. 313 1873 0 testator of deed Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Tennille v. Phelps 49 Ga. 532 1873 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Willis v. Willis 62 Tenn. 183 Vendor's lien for division of property involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Polhill v. Neal 50 Ga. 146 1873 0 Inheritance of slaves Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Hollingsworth 57 Tenn. 653 Title of slaves remains in distributees until their sale 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Snodgrass v. Snodgrass 60 Tenn. 157 Failure of executor to properly administrate an estate involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Sellars v. Fite 62 Tenn. 131 Execution levied upon surety's slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Adcock v. Patton 61 Tenn. 436 Execution levied upon surety's slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
McHaney v. McNeilly 57 Tenn. 535 Estate administration involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Sheppard v. Whitfield 50 Ga. 311 1873 0 Slave debt Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Wood v. State 48 Ga. 192 1873 0 Fradulent claim Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Pillow v. Thomas 60 Tenn. 120 Trust dispute involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Tison v. McAfee 50 Ga. 279 1873 0 Slave debt Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Simmons v. Byrd 49 Ga. 285 1873 0 Executor wasting the assets of the testator Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Frazer v. Hightower 59 Tenn. 94 Trust dispute involving slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Topp v. White 59 Tenn. 165 Real property conveyance dispute involving land and slaves 1873 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Adams v. Carter 53 Ga. 160 1874 0 Slave contact dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
State v. Whitfield 70 N.C. 356 1874 0 North Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Ferris v. Eichbaum 63 Tenn. 70 Sale of land including slave disputed by trustor 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Thrasher v. Anderson 51 Ga. 542 1874 0 Deed of gift Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Burns v. Parks 53 Ga. 61 1874 0 Slave debt Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Jackson v. State 51 Ga. 402 1874 0 Assault with intent to murder Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Strong v. Middleton 51 Ga. 462 1874 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Mounger v. Duke 53 Ga. 277 1874 0 Trust and Estoppel Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Kelly v. Brooks 50 Ga. 582 1874 0 Slave contact dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Fields v. Carney 63 Tenn. 137 Debt of conveyance of land bought with proceeds from slave sale 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gleaves v. Wilson 63 Tenn. 54 Bill of insolvency for an estate containing slaves 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Dumas v. Neal 51 Ga. 563 1874 0 Executor of trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Swan v. Finney 63 Tenn. 26 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Estill v. Deckerd 63 Tenn. 497 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Embry v. Morrison 63 Tenn. 186 Former slave was entitled to relief on a bill of recision for land he had purchased 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Hambrick v. Crawford 53 Ga. 352 1874 0 Vacated order becuase of illegality Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Ardis v. Smith 52 Ga. 102 1874 0 Injunction and trust for land Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Brown v. State 51 Ga. 502 1874 0 evidence newly discovered Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Vason v. Bell 53 Ga. 416 1874 0 Equity Action and Will dispute Georgia Caselaw Access Project
DeBerry v. Hurt 66 Tenn. 390 Emancipation by will disputed 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Grigsby v. State 63 Tenn. 19 Evidence in murder trial for slave 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Cooper v. State 67 Tenn. 324 A master cannot beat a negro hired to him without the negro's father's consent 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Murphy v. Partee 66 Tenn. 373 Levy placed on a slave whose owner was in debt 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Barton v. Cannon 66 Tenn. 398 Estate administration involving slaves 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Wall v. Allen 63 Tenn. 210 Slaves only equitable assets to executor of an estate, the title passes on 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Troup v. Hart 66 Tenn. 188 Estate Administration Dispute involving title to slaves 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Campbell v. Boulton 62 Tenn. 354 Appeal issue on a case involving a will with a slave 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Lenoard v. Collier 53 Ga. 387 1874 0 Will and Testament Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Bibb v. Smith 59 Tenn. 728 Title dispute to land purchased from proceeds of selling a slave 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Gambill v. Campbell 59 Tenn. 737 Estate administration involving slaves 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Mickle v. Brown 63 Tenn. 468 Recovery for improper sale of slaves during estate administration 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Brown v. Dortch 59 Tenn. 740 Estate administration involving slaves 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Mosely v. Hamilton 63 Tenn. 434 dispute of whether constable executed a levy upon slave property appropriately 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Tudor v. James 53 Ga. 302 1874 0 Will and Testament Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Dowdy v. McLellan 52 Ga. 408 1874 0 Contract dispute over slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Blizzard v. Nosworthy 50 Ga. 514 1874 0 Deed for slave Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Smith v. Thomas 67 Tenn. 417 Estate administration involving slaves 1874 0 Tennessee Caselaw Access Project
Brown v. Bennett 55 Ga. 189 1875 0 Equity action Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Gray v. Obear 54 Ga. 231 1875 0 Trust and testament Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Parker 55 Ga. 11 1875 0 levy for land and property Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Jones v. Killebrew 55 Ga. 153 1875 0 Holding servants illegally Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Moody v. State 54 Ga. 660 1875 0 promissory note Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Chisholm v. Lee 53 Ga. 611 1875 0 Will and executor Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Nosworthy v. Blizzard 53 Ga. 668 1875 0 Will and distribution of property Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Pleasants’ Appeal 77 Pa. 356 1875 0 Pennsylvania Caselaw Access Project
Bazemore v. Davis 55 Ga. 504 1875 0 Promissory note Georgia Caselaw Access Project
New v. Potts 55 Ga. 420 1875 0 Will and executor Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Bell v. Hanks 55 Ga. 274 1875 0 Slave debt Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Speer v. Tinsley 55 Ga. 89 1875 0 Guardian settlement Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Grier v. Wallace 7 S.C. 182 1876 0 South Carolina Caselaw Access Project
Succession of Bollinger 30 La. Ann. 193 1878 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Micou v. National Bank 104 U.S. 530 1881 0 United States Caselaw Access Project
Thomas' Adm'r v. Lewis 89 Va. 1 1892 0 Virginia Caselaw Access Project
Newman v. Baer 50 La. Ann. 323 1897 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
Stringfield v. Stringfield 143 Ga. 557 1915 0 Trading slave without permission Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Persons 18 Ga. App. 84 1916 0 Will and Trust Georgia Caselaw Access Project
Young v. Ford Motor Co. 595 So. 2d 1123 1992 0 Louisiana Caselaw Access Project
People v. Hyung Joon Kim 45 Cal. 4th 1078 2009 0 California Caselaw Access Project