Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Franklin’s Adm’r v. Depriest 54 Va. 257 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
Wyman v. Campbell 6 Port. 219 1838 0 Alabama
Bloodgood v. Grasey 31 Ala. 575 1858 0 Alabama
Pearsall v. McCartney 28 Ala. 110 1856 0 Alabama
State ex rel. Woods v. Fuller 27 N.C. 26 1844 0 North Carolina
Bennett v. Terrill 20 Ga. 83 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Gaither v. Gaither 20 Ga. 709 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Waddill v. Chamberlayne 1 Jefferson 10 1733 0 General Ct. of VA
Womack v. Womack 8 Tex. 397 1852 0 Texas
Wynn v. Garland 19 Ark. 23 1857 0 Arkansas
Livingston v. Arrington 28 Ala. 424 1856 0 Alabama
Love v. Love's Adm'or 38 N.C. 104 1843 0 North Carolina
Cannon v. Peebles 26 N.C. 204 1843 0 North Carolina
Whitaker v. Petway 26 N.C. 182 1843 0 North Carolina
Wiley, Banks & Co. v. Knight 27 Ala. 336 1855 0 Alabama
Martineau v. Hooper 8 Mart. (o.s.) 699 1820 0 Louisiana
White v. Graves 24 Miss. 166 1852 0 Mississippi
Vernot v. Yocum 3 Mart. (o.s.) 406 1814 0 Louisiana
Boulden v. Hughes 8 Mart. (n.s.) 285 1829 0 Louisiana
Lewis v. Beatty 8 Mart. (n.s.) 287 1829 0 Louisiana