Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Cain & Horn v. Kelly 23 Tenn. 472 1844 0 Tennessee
Greenlow v. Rawlings 22 Tenn. 90 1842 0 Tennessee
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Hill 23 Tex. 77 1859 0 Texas
Eans v. Sawyer 27 Tex. 448 1864 0 Texas
Young v. Williamson 1 Md. 145 1738 0 Maryland
Ruth v. State 20 Md. 436 1864 0 Maryland
Field v. President of Insurance Co. of North America 3 Md. 244 1852 0 Maryland
Jones v. Jones 45 Md. 144 1876 0 Maryland
Plunkard v. State 67 Md. 364 1887 0 Maryland
Queen v. Ashton 3 Md. 439 1796 0 Maryland
Mears v. Morrison 1 Ill. 223 1827 0 Civil Illinois
Davis v. Calvert 5 G. & J. 269 1833 0 Maryland
Negro Jack v. Hopewell 6 H. & J. 20 1781 0 Maryland
Plato v. Bainbridge 4 H. & McH. 416 1799 0 Maryland
Worthington v. Bicknell 2 H. & J. 58 1806 0 Maryland
Dunnington's Ex'r v. Dunnington's Adm'r 3 H. & J. 279 1811 0 Maryland
McGriff v. Porter 5 Fla. 373 1853 0 Supreme Court of FL
Tuck v. Boone 8 Gill 187 1849 0 Maryland
Nash v. Milburn 25 Tex. 783 1860 0 Texas