Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hines v. Gordon 2 Hay. & Haz. 222 1856 0 Wills, Marriages District of Columbia
Bell v. Rhodes 3 F. Cas. 120 1842 0 Freedom Petition United States
Thomason v. Dill 30 Ala. 444 1857 0 Conflciting Contracts to Borrow Enslaved Persons Alabama
Dunbar v. Ball 7 F. Cas. 1185 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
Reed v. Campbell 20 F. Cas. 422 1862 0 Wills United States
Pintard v. Goodloe 19 F. Cas. 695 1847 0 Bill of sale dispute United States
Mandeville v. Cookenderfer 3 D.C. 257 1827 0 Negligence United States
United States v. Charles 2 D.C. 76 1813 0 Evidence United States
Lamb v. Girtman 26 Ga. 625 1859 0 Will and trust Supreme Court of Georgia
Moore v. Jacobs 4 D.C. 312 1833 0 Freedom Petition United States
Worthy v. Patterson 20 Ala. 172 1852 0 False Warranty of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Hocker v. Gentry 60 Ky. 463 1861 0 Kentucky
Townshend v. Matthews 10 Md. 251 1856 0 Maryland
Jane v. State 3 Mo. 61 1831 0 Missouri
Harrison v. Berkley 32 S.C.L. 525 1847 0 South Carolina
Priester v. Augley 39 S.C.L. 44 1851 0 South Carolina
Prigg v. Pennsylvania 41 U.S. 539 1842 0 United States
Abercrombie v. Bradford 16 Ala. 560 1849 0 Recovery for damages Alabama
State v. Sam 13 N.C. 567 1830 0 Rape North Carolina
Grooms v. Rust 27 Tex. 231 1863 0 Texas