Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Cholett v. Hart 2 S.C.L. 156 1798 0 Property South Carolina
Shelby v. Guy 24 U.S. 361 1826 0 Wills & Estates United States
State v. Emmons 2 N.J.L. 11 1806 Recovery for freedom New Jersey
Howell v. Hair 15 Ala. 194 1849 0 Purchaser of Enslaved Person property disptue Alabama
Hardin v. State 22 Ind. 347 1864 1 Indiana
Smart v. Baugh 26 Ky. 363 1830 0 Wills & Estates Kentucky
O'Neill v. General Film Co. 157 N.Y.S. 1028 1916 Contracts & Intellectual Property New York
M'Vaughters v. Elder 4 S.C.L. 307 1809 0 Wills & Estates South Carolina
Hackney v. Williams ex rel. Johnston 14 Tenn. 340 1834 0 Wills & Estate Tennessee
Kegler v. Miles 8 Tenn. 426 1825 0 Wills & Estates Tennessee
People v. Petrea 64 How. Pr. 139 1882 1 New York
Mitchell v. Wilson 17 F. Cas. 524 1827 1 United States
McKinney v. Daniels 135 Ga. 157 1910 1 Georgia
Sellars v. Kelly 45 Miss. 323 1871 0 Whether slaves can be hired out by a wife when they are joint property with her husband Mississippi
Sartor v. Sartor 39 Miss. 760 1861 0 Petition to contest a will, including division of slaves Mississippi
Mitchell v. Wilson 3 D.C. 92 1827 0 Replevin United States
Hines v. State 93 Ga. 187 1893 1 Georgia
Weir's Will 39 Ky. 434 1840 0 Will and Estate Kentucky
Dunn v. Sanders 243 Ga. 684 1979 1 Georgia