Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bob v. State 32 Ala. 560 1858 0 Alabama
Gilliam v. Welch 15 N.C. 286 1833 0 North Carolina
Settle v. Alison 8 Ga. 201 1850 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Littlejohn v. Underhill's Executor 5 N.C. 574 1816 0 North Carolina
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Alabama
Wade v. Edwards 1 N.C. 416 1802 0 North Carolina
Administrators of Butts v. Price 1 N.C. 68 1800 0 North Carolina
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Smelser v. State 31 Tex. 95 1868 0 Texas
Hill v. Fairfax 38 Tex. 220 1873 0 Texas
James P. v. Newcomb 38 Tex. 561 1873 0 Texas
Rogers v. Crain 30 Tex. 284 1867 0 Texas
Tippett v. Mize 30 Tex. 361 1867 0 Texas
Reavis v. Blackshear 30 Tex. 753 1868 0 Texas
Trammell v. McDade 29 Tex. 360 1867 0 Texas
Blankenship v. Berry 28 Tex. 448 1866 0 Texas
Reese v. Medlock 27 Tex. 120 1863 0 Texas
Clark v. Southern Pacific Railroad 27 Tex. 100 1863 0 Texas
Murphy's Administrators v. Crain 12 Tex. 297 1854 0 Texas
Presley v. State 30 Tex. 160 1867 0 Texas