Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Clark v. Hardiman 29 Va. 347 1830 0 SC of Appeals VA
United States v. Graves 26 F. Cas. 14 1828 0 US Cir. Ct. for VA
Dempsey v. Lawrence 21 Va. 333 1821 0 SC of Appeals VA
Early v. Early 21 Va. 124 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Thomas v. Soper 19 Va. 28 1816 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hopkirk v. McConico 12 F. Cas. 501 1812 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Brown v. Mayor of Mobile 23 Ala. 722 1853 0 Alabama
Killough v. Steele 1 Stew. & P. 262 1832 0 Alabama
Troup v. Hart 66 Tenn. 188 1874 0 Tennessee
Halcomb v. Flournoy 6 Va. 433 1800 0 SC of Appeals VA
Turberville v. Self 8 Va. 580 1795 0 SC of Appeals VA
Coleman v. Dick 1 Va. 233 1793 0 SC of Appeals VA
Mayo v. Carrington 8 Va. 472 1791 0 SC of Appeals VA
Elias v. Smith 25 Tenn. 33 1845 0 Tennessee
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 General Ct. of VA
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 General Ct. of VA
Hull v. Clark 22 Miss. 187 1850 0 Mississippi
Stewart v. Hood 10 Ala. 600 1846 0 Alabama
Lobdell v. Union Bank 8 La. Ann. 117 1853 0 Louisiana
Hinson v. Partee 11 Hum. 587 1850 0 Tennessee