Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
O'Byrne v. Clagett 9 Md. 512 1856 0 Maryland
Dean v. Governor 13 Ala. 526 1848 0 Alabama
Franklin v. State 12 Md. 236 1858 0 Maryland
Williamson v. Williamson 58 N.C. 142 1859 0 North Carolina
Harrison v. Deramus 33 Ala. 463 1859 0 Alabama
Gardner v. Harbour 5 Mart. (o.s.) 408 1818 0 Louisiana
Walker v. McDowell 12 Miss. 118 1845 0 Mississippi
McElhaney v. State 24 Ala. 71 1854 0 Alabama
State ex rel. Latham v. Fagan 51 N.C. 62 1858 0 North Carolina
Parker v. Vick 22 N.C. 195 1838 0 North Carolina
McLure v. Hart 19 Ark. 119 1857 0 Arkansas
Sims v. Goodwyn 31 Ga. 267 1860 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Almeida v. Certain Slaves 1 F. Cas. 538 1814 0 United States
Barnes v. Syester 14 Md. 507 1859 0 Maryland
Cecil v. Rose 17 Md. 92 1861 0 Maryland
Dennis v. State 5 Ark. 230 1843 0 Arkansas
Tatum v. Tatum 36 N.C. 113 1838 0 North Carolina
Wallis v. Rhea 10 Ala. 451 1846 0 Alabama
Carmichael v. Trustees of School Lands 4 Miss. 84 1838 0 Mississippi
Johnson v. Copeland's Adm'r 35 Ala. 521 1860 0 Alabama