All cases Involving slavery Cites cases involving slavery (1 degree removed) Cases including names of people involved Cases with short summaries Cases with full summaries
Alaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming Dakota Territory United States
Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Hinton v. Powell 54 N.C. 230 1854 0 North Carolina
Nicholls v. Holmes 46 N.C. 360 1854 0 North Carolina
Caperton v. Gregory 52 Va. 505 1854 1 Virginia
Dorsey v. Warfield 7 Md. 65 1854 1 Maryland
Kent v. Barker 68 Mass. 535 1854 1 Massachusetts
Edelen v. Edelen 6 Md. 288 1854 1 Maryland
Petty v. Gayle 25 Ala. 472 1854 0 Alabama
Langlois v. Buffalo & Rochester Rail Road 19 Barb. 364 1854 1 New York
Cobb v. O'Neal 34 Tenn. 438 1854 0 Tennessee
Cheeves v. Bell 54 N.C. 234 1854 0 North Carolina
Michaux's Adm'r v. Brown 51 Va. 612 1854 1 Virginia
Garrett v. Dabney 27 Miss. 335 1854 1 Mississippi
Heath v. Gregory 46 N.C. 417 1854 0 North Carolina
Dew v. Barnes 54 N.C. 149 1854 0 North Carolina
Rowland v. Partin 54 N.C. 257 1854 0 North Carolina
Anderson v. Arrington 54 N.C. 215 1854 0 North Carolina
Flanner v. Moore 47 N.C. 120 1854 0 North Carolina
Franklin v. Armfield 34 Tenn. 305 1854 1 Tennessee
Jewell v. Center 25 Ala. 498 1854 1 Alabama
Wilson v. Lazier 52 Va. 477 1854 1 Virginia