Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Lessee of Conoway v. Piper 3 Del. 482 1842 0 Delaware
Boring v. Williams 17 Ala. 510 1850 0 Alabama
Rutherford v. Newson 30 Ga. 728 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Massey v. Calhoun 26 Ga. 127 1858 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Rogers v. Silas 42 Ga. 541 1871 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hitt v. Rush 22 Ala. 563 1853 0 Alabama
Washington v. Johnson 26 Tenn. 468 1846 0 Tennessee
Johnson v. Lovett 31 Ga. 187 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Williams v. McCormack 26 Tenn. 308 1846 0 Tennessee
Hancock v. Edwards 26 Tenn. 349 1846 0 Tennessee
Pinckard v. McCoy 22 Ga. 28 1857 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Howard v. Carpenter 11 Md. 259 1857 0 Maryland
Blakey's Heirs v. Blakey's Executrix 33 Ala. 611 1859 0 Alabama
US v. Hanway 9 West.L.J. 103 1851 0 Criminal Circuit Court, E.D. PA.
Clapp v. Walters 2 Tex. 130 1847 0 Texas
Smith v. Edwards 2 H. & G. 411 1828 0 Maryland
Ewing v. Blount 20 Ala. 694 1852 0 Alabama
Bridges v. Tunnel 2 Del. Cas. 451 1818 0 Delaware
Carr v. Wellborn 1 Dallam 624 1843 0 Texas
Pierce v. Cole 17 Tex. 259 1856 0 Texas