Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Nations v. Alvis ex rel. Alvis 13 Miss. 338 1845 0 Mississippi
Blythe v. Speaks 23 Tex. 429 1859 0 Texas
Smith v. Pearson 26 Ala. 603 1855 0 Alabama
Watson v. Tool & Nicholson 36 Ala. 13 1860 0 Alabama
Williams v. Harris 3 Miss. 627 1837 0 Mississippi
Andrews v. Avory 14 Gratt. 229 1858 0 Virginia
Garrett v. Gaines 6 Tex. 435 1851 0 Texas
Coor v. Grace 18 Miss. 434 1848 0 Mississippi
Eyre v. Jacob 14 Gratt. 422 1858 0 Virginia
Humphrey v. State 1 Minor 64 1822 0 Alabama
Read v. Manning 30 Miss. 308 1855 0 Mississippi
Carter v. Graves 7 Miss. 9 1841 0 Mississippi
Isbell v. Maclin 24 Ala. 315 1854 0 Alabama
Whitfield v. Whitfield 44 Miss. 254 1870 0 Mississippi
Woods v. Ridley 27 Miss. 119 1854 0 Mississippi
Middleton v. Holmes 3 Port. 424 1836 0 Alabama
Brown v. Burrus 8 Mo. 26 1843 0 Missouri
Butler v. Haskell 4 S.C. Eq. 651 1816 0 South Carolina
Cornish v. Dews 18 Ark. 172 1856 0 Arkansas
Harwell v. Fitts 20 Ga. 723 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia