Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Farrar v. Jackson 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 1 1788 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Robinson v. Adams' Lessee 4 Dall. Append. XII 1788 0
Merrit's Executors v. Merritt 1 N.C. 18 1789 0 North Carolina
Adam v. Leverton 2 Md. 382 1789 0 Maryland
Respublica v. Betsey 1 U.S. 469 1789 0 SC of PA.
Tims v. Potter 1 N.C. 22 1789 0 North Carolina
Overstreet v. Randolph 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 47 1789 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Ross v. Pines 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 69 1789 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Sprigg v. Weems 2 Md. 266 1789 0 Maryland
Arrington v. Arrington 2 N.C. 1 1789 0 North Carolina
Hearne v. Roane 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 90 1790 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Hughes v. Clayton 7 Va. 554 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mitchell v. Clarke 1 N.C. 25 1790 0 North Carolina
Bates v. Gordon 7 Va. 555 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Crump v. Dudley 7 Va. 507 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Johnston v. Meriwether 7 Va. 523 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Ross v. Pynes 7 Va. 568 1790 0 SC of Appeals VA
Reeder v. Cartwright 2 Md. 469 1790 0 Maryland
Ferrell v. Perry 1 N.C. 27 1790 0 North Carolina
Cowperthwaite v. Jones 2 U.S. 55 1790 0 Court of Common Pleas of PA., Philadelphia County