| Case Name ▲ | Citation | Year | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surviving Partners of Massey v. M'Dowell | 20 N.C. 120 | 1838 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sutherland v. Goff | 5 Port. 508 | 1837 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Sutton's Will | 2 Del. Cas. 364 | 1817 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Sutton v. Crain | 10 G. & J. 458 | 1839 | 0 | Maryland | |
| Sutton v. Hollowell | 13 N.C. 185 | 1829 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Swails v. Bushart | 39 Tenn. 561 | 1859 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Swain v. Rascoe | 25 N.C. 200 | 1842 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Swann v. Swann | 58 N.C. 297 | 1860 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Swift v. Fitzhugh | 9 Port. 39 | 1839 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Swift v. Swift | 36 Ala. 147 | 1860 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Swigert v. Bank of Kentucky | 56 Ky. 268, 17 B. Mon 268 (1856) | 1855 | 0 | Kentucky | |
| Swindall v. Bradley | 56 N.C. 353 | 1857 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Sword v. State | 24 Tenn. 102 | 1844 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Sydney v. State | 22 Tenn. 478 | 1842 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Sydnor v. Burke | 25 Va. 162 | 1826 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Sydnor v. Gee | 31 Va. 535 | 1833 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA | |
| Sylvia v. Coryell | 1 D.C. 32 | 1801 | 0 | United States | |
| Symmes v. Arnold | 10 Ga. 506 | 1851 | 0 | Supreme Court of Georgia | |
| Sypert v. Sawyer | 26 Tenn. 413 | 1846 | 0 | Tennessee | |
| Tabb's Adm'r v. Archer's Adm'r | 48 Va. 408 | 1851 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA |