Case Name Citation Year ▲ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Phillips v. Flint 3 La. 146 1831 0 Louisiana
Arnold v. Blackwell 17 N.C. 1 1831 0 North Carolina
Durnford v. Clark's Estate 3 La. 199 1831 0 Louisiana
Newsom v. Adams 2 La. 153 1831 0 Louisiana
Gilliat v. Lynch 29 Va. 493 1831 1 Virginia
Cary v. Gregg 3 Stew. 433 1831 0 Alabama
Watts v. Garrett 3 G. & J. 355 1831 0 Maryland
Caines v. Marley 10 Tenn. 582 1831 1 Tennessee
Frisbie v. McCarty 1 Stew. & P. 56 1831 0 Alabama
Torrance v. Hurst 1 Miss. 403 1831 1 Mississippi
Hewitt's Case 3 Bland 184 1831 1 Maryland
Butler v. Duvall 4 D.C. 167 1831 0 United States
Blydenburgh v. Welsh 3 F. Cas. 771 1831 1 United States
Kerr & Bell v. Whiteside 1 Ill. 390 1831 1 Illinois
Mayfield v. Clifton 3 Stew. 375 1831 0 Alabama
Stokes & Smith v. Upper Appomatox Co. 30 Va. 318 1831 1 Virginia
Osiander v. Commonwealth 30 Va. 780 1831 1 Virginia
Couch v. Miller 29 Va. 545 1831 1 Virginia
Christian v. Coleman's Adm'r 30 Va. 30 1831 1 Virginia
Valsain v. Cloutier 3 La. 170 1831 0 Louisiana