Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Knorr v. Home Insurance 25 Wis. 143 1869 0 Wisconsin
United States ex rel. Garland v. Morris 26 F. Cas. 1318 1854 0 United States
United States v. Rycraft 27 F. Cas. 918 1824 0 United States
Townshend v. Townshend 6 Md. 295 1854 0 Maryland
Chase v. Plummer 17 Md. 165 1861 0 Maryland
Brunson v. Martin 17 Ark. 270 1856 0 Recovery for wages Arkansas
Wimberly v. Wimberly 38 Ala. 40 1861 0 Dispute over Will Alabama
Oliver v. State 39 Miss. 526 1860 0 Evidentiary issues in the testimony in a trial of a white man who killed enslaved man Mississippi
Scott v. Baber 13 Ala. 182 1848 0 Detinue Alabama
Barker v. Coleman 35 Ala. 221 1859 0 Breach of Warranty Alabama
Chambers v. State 26 Ala. 59 1855 0 Illegal Trade of Enslaved Persons Alabama
Wise v. State 24 Ga. 31 1858 0 Indictment for larceny Supreme Court of Georgia
Hardaway v. Semmes 24 Ga. 305 1858 0 Garnishment Georgia
Bailey v. Cromwell 4 Ill. 71 1841 0 Illinois
Boon v. Juliet 2 Ill. 258 1836 0 Illinois
Smith v. Crandall 20 Md. 482 1864 0 Maryland
Board of Commissioners of Public Schools v. County Commissioners 20 Md. 439 1864 0 Maryland
Brown v. State 23 Md. 503 1865 0 Maryland
Nance v. Howard 1 Ill. 242 1828 0 Illinois
Ela v. Smith 71 Mass. 121 1855 0 Action of tort for illegally seizing alleged slave Massachusetts