Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▲ Jurisdiction
Hector v. State 2 Mo. 135 1829 0 Missouri
Garrett v. Stuart 12 S.C.L. 514 1821 0 South Carolina
Grier v. Wallace 7 S.C. 182 1876 0 South Carolina
Caruthers v. Corbin 38 Ga. 75 1868 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Sullivan v. Hadley 16 Ark. 129 1855 0 Arkansas
Hempstead v. Johnston 18 Ark. 123 1856 0 Arkansas
Abernethy v. Wayne County Branch of the State Bank 5 Ohio St. 266 1855 1 Ohio
Maxwell v. Maxwell 60 Ky. 101 1860 0 Kentucky
Morgan v. Cox 22 Mo. 373 1856 0 Missouri
Naylor’s Administrator v. Moffatt 29 Mo. 126 1859 0 Missouri
Wall v. Wall 30 Miss. 91 1855 0 Mississippi
Robson v. Harwell 6 Ga. 589 1849 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State v. Harwood 60 N.C. 228 1864 1 North Carolina
Moore v. Gwynn 27 N.C. 187 1844 0 North Carolina
Reynolds v. State 3 Ga. 53 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bank of St. Mary’s v. State 12 Ga. 475 1853 0 Supreme Court
McRae v. Pegues 4 Ala. 158 1842 0 Alabama
Cameron v. Cameron 18 Miss. 394 1848 0 Mississippi
Nabors v. State 6 Ala. 200 1844 0 Alabama
Henderson v. Hoke 21 N.C. 119 1835 0 North Carolina