Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Bryan v. Philpot 25 N.C. 467 1843 0 North Carolina
Randolph v. Hill 7 Leigh 383 1836 0 SC of Appeals VA
Dick v. Pitchford 21 N.C. 480 1837 0 North Carolina
Bob v. State 32 Ala. 560 1858 0 Alabama
Gilliam v. Welch 15 N.C. 286 1833 0 North Carolina
Settle v. Alison 8 Ga. 201 1850 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Littlejohn v. Underhill's Executor 5 N.C. 574 1816 0 North Carolina
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Alabama
Wade v. Edwards 1 N.C. 416 1802 0 North Carolina
Preston v. Brant 96 Mo. 552 1888 1 Missouri
Administrators of Butts v. Price 1 N.C. 68 1800 0 North Carolina
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Smelser v. State 31 Tex. 95 1868 0 Texas
Hill v. Fairfax 38 Tex. 220 1873 0 Texas
James P. v. Newcomb 38 Tex. 561 1873 0 Texas
Timmins v. Lacy 30 Tex. 115 1867 1 Texas
McLeod v. Board 30 Tex. 238 1867 1 Texas
Ellington v. Ellington 29 Tex. 2 1867 1 Texas
Swinney, Green & Co. v. Booth 28 Tex. 113 1866 1 Texas
Scoby v. Sweatt 28 Tex. 713 1866 1 Texas