Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Spalding 4 D.C. 616 1835 0 United States
United States v. Prout 27 F. Cas. 625 1833 0 United States
Porter v. Butler 3 Md. 168 1793 0 Maryland
Smith v. Ruddle 15 Ala. 28 1848 0 Alabama
Beller v. Jones 22 Ark. 92 1860 0 Arkansas
Glanton v. Anthony 15 Ark. 543 1855 0 Arkansas
Burnett v. Hawpe's Ex'or 66 Va. 481 1874 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wallace v. Canaday 36 Tenn. 364 1857 0 Tennessee
Searcy v. Carter 36 Tenn. 271 1856 0 Tennessee
Harris v. Alderson 36 Tenn. 252 1856 0 Tennessee
Meredith v. Owen 36 Tenn. 223 1856 0 Tennessee
Higgins v. Allen 3 Md. 504 1796 0 Maryland
Layne v. Norris' Adm'r 57 Va. 236 1861 0 SC of Appeals VA
Caleb v. State 39 Miss. 721 1861 0 Mississippi
Lockhart v. Woods 38 Ala. 631 1863 0 Alabama
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 North Carolina
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
United States v. Cross 4 D.C. 603 1835 0 United States
Jones v. Jones 45 Md. 144 1876 0 Maryland
Hall v. Browder's Administrators 5 Miss. 224 1839 0 Mississippi