Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Hagan v. Lucas 35 U.S. 400 1836 0 United States
In re Martin 16 F. Cas. 881 1869 0 Civil Circuit Court, S.D. New York
Gunter v. Leckey 30 Ala. 591 1857 0 Alabama
Richardson v. Johnson 1 La. Ann. 389 1846 0 Louisiana
Charles Bros. v. State 42 Tenn. 201 1865 0 Tennessee
Scruggs v. Davis 37 Tenn. 261 1857 0 Tennessee
Machen v. Machen 15 Ala. 373 1849 0 Alabama
Reuben v. Parrish 25 Tenn. 122 1845 0 Tennessee
Thurman v. Shelton 18 Tenn. 383 1837 0 Tennessee
Autrey v. Autrey's Adm'r 37 Ala. 614 1861 0 Alabama
Linda v. Hudson 55 Mass. 385 1848 0 Civil Massachusetts
Hart v. Hill 1 Whart. 124 1836 0 Civil SC of PA.
Inhabitants of Stockbridge v. Inhabitants of West Stockbridge 14 Mass. 257 1817 0 Civil Massachusetts
Frith v. Sprague 14 Mass. 455 1817 0 Civil Massachusetts
Jack v. Martin 12 Wend. 311 1834 0 Civil SC of Judicature of New York
Lewis v. Holbrook 91 Mass. 347 1864 0 Civil Massachusetts
Dunbar v. Williams 10 Johns. 249 1813 0 Civil SC of New York
Gleises v. McHatton 14 La. Ann. 560 1859 0 Louisiana
Chambers v. People 5 Ill. 351 1843 0 Criminal Illinois
Hurn's Lessee v. Soper 6 H. & J. 276 1824 0 Maryland