Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Garretson v. Lingan 2 D.C. 236 1821 0 Freedom Petition United States
Arabas v. Ivers 1 Root 92 1784 0 Illegally imprisoned Connecticut
Newby's Administrators v. Blakey 13 Va. 57 1808 0 Action of detinue SC of Appeals VA
Buckner v. Street 4 F. Cas. 578 1871 0 Contract for sale of enslaved persons E.D. Ark.
Gedney v. L'Amistad 10 F. Cas. 141 1840 0 Admiralty United States
Davis v. Gaines 28 Ark. 440 1873 0 Debt secured by enslaved persons Ark.
Lockhart v. Horn 15 F. Cas. 751 1871 0 Estate dispute United States
Matter of Coates 3 Abb. Ct. App. 231 1856 1 New York
Henderson v. Hoke 21 N.C. 119 1835 0 Trusts North Carolina
Reardon v. Miller 20 F. Cas. 369 1828 0 United States
Hitchcock v. Lukens 8 Port. 333 1838 0 Recovery for damages for loss of enslaved person Alabama
Ross v. Norvell 1 Va. 14 1791 0 Bill of Sale SC of Appeals VA
In re Jones 13 F. Cas. 927 1874 0 United States
Corley v. Corley 42 Tenn. 520 1865 1 Tennessee
Wesley v. State 37 Miss. 327 1859 0 Trial of enslaved man for the killing of his master Mississippi
Harrison v. Harrison 5 Va. 419 1799 0 Suit in equity SC of Appeals VA
Pickering v. DeRochemont 45 N.H. 67 1863 0 Marriage property dispute New Hampshire
Waddill v. Chamberlayne 1 Jefferson 10 1733 0 Fraud General Ct. of VA
Moore v. Mitchell 17 F. Cas. 692 1874 Will & trust United States
Aaron v. State 39 Ala. 684 1866 0 Indictment for larceny Alabama