Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hendrick v. Tompkins 14 Ga. 86 1853 0 Levy and claim Supreme Court of Georgia
Greenwood v. Curtis 6 Mass. 358 1810 0 Action against slave trader Massachusetts
Massey v. Cole 29 Ala. 364 1856 0 Alleged Illegal Transportation of an Enslaved Person Alabama
Pennington's Exrs. v. Yell 11 Ark. 212 1850 0 Bond dispute Arkansas
Daggs v. Frazer 6 F. Cas. 1112 1849 0 United States
Wittick v. Traun 25 Ala. 317 1854 0 Detinue for a enslaved person Alabama
Davidson v. Shipman 6 Ala. 27 1844 0 Mortgage dispute Alabama
Corse v. Patterson 6 H. & J. 153 1824 0 Maryland
Brooks v. Smith 21 Ga. 261 1857 0 Liable for work slave death Supreme Court of Georgia
Henry v. Bradford 40 Va. 54 1842 0 Suit for freedom SC of Appeals VA
O'Conner v. Youngblood 16 Ala. 718 1849 0 Action to recover enslaved person Alabama
Godfrey v. Walker 42 Ga. 562 1871 0 Trustee to deed, slave contract dispute Supreme Court of Georgia
Farrelly v. Louisa 34 Ala. 284 1859 0 Petition for Freedom Alabama
Carter v. State 35 Ga. 263 1866 0 Assault with intent to commit rape Supreme Court of Georgia
Townshend v. Townshend 9 Gill 506 1851 0 Maryland
Smith v. Bell 35 Ga. 238 1866 0 willl and executor Supreme Court of Georgia
Westmoreland v. State 45 Ga. 225 1872 0 evidence of criminal insanity Georgia
Johnson v. Kelly 44 Ga. 485 1871 0 Guardianship of former slave Georgia
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Kelly v. Kelly's Executors 27 Va. 176 1828 0 Action of debt SC of Appeals VA