Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sam v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 430 1872 0 Mississippi
Simon v. Paine's Administrator 4 D.C. 99 1830 0 United States
Hickerson v. United States 30 F. Cas. 1087 1856 0 United States
Costin v. Baxter 41 N.C. 197 1849 0 North Carolina
Raby v. Ellison 40 N.C. 265 1848 0 North Carolina
Green v. Collins 28 N.C. 139 1845 0 North Carolina
Rutherford v. Craik's executors 3 N.C. 262 1803 0 North Carolina
Burroughs v. Jenkins 62 N.C. 33 1866 0 North Carolina
Garner & Neville v. Lyles & Bracy 35 Miss. 176 1858 0 Mississippi
Skillman v. Purnell 3 La. 494 1832 0 Louisiana
Bookout v. Anderson 2 La. Ann. 246 1847 0 Louisiana
Farrell v. Patterson 43 Ill. 52 1867 0 Civil Illinois
Chretien v. Theard 2 Mart. (n.s.) 582 1824 0 Louisiana
Hambright v. Stover 31 Ga. 300 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Williamson v. Williamson 57 Ky. 329 1857 0 North Carolina
Ford v. Ford 42 Tenn. 74 1865 0 Tennessee
Cooper v. State 67 Tenn. 324 1874 0 Tennessee
Hartfield v. Simmons 59 Tenn. 253 1873 0 Tennessee
Petty v. State 65 Tenn. 610 1872 0 Tennessee
Maples v. State 50 Tenn. 408 1872 0 Tennessee