Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Edelen v. Edelen 11 Md. 415 1857 0 Maryland
Goodwin v. McCoy 13 Ala. 271 1848 0 Alabama
Hemsley v. Smith 1 Md. 42 1722 0 Maryland
Richard v. Van Meter 3 D.C. 214 1827 0 United States
Arnold v. Barrow's Ex'or 2 Va. (Patt. & Heath) 1 1856 0 Special Ct of Appeals VA
State v. Jefferson 28 N.C. 305 1846 0 North Carolina
Cain & Horn v. Kelly 23 Tenn. 472 1844 0 Tennessee
Greenlow v. Rawlings 22 Tenn. 90 1842 0 Tennessee
Plater v. Groome 3 Md. 134 1852 0 Maryland
Ringgold v. Barley 5 Md. 186 1853 0 Maryland
Williams v. Williams 18 Tenn. 20 1836 0 Tennessee
Gibson v. Hill 23 Tex. 77 1859 0 Texas
Cawthorn v. McCraw 9 Ala. 519 1846 0 Alabama
Walter & Smith v. Hoffman & Johnson 2 D.C. 651 1826 0 United States
Mitchell v. Rainey 20 N.C. 61 1838 0 North Carolina
Stoudenmeier v. Williamson 29 Ala. 558 1857 0 Alabama
Harrison v. McCrary 37 Ala. 687 1861 0 Alabama
Eans v. Sawyer 27 Tex. 448 1864 0 Texas
Phillips v. Thompson 3 Stew. & P. 369 1833 0 Alabama
State v. Roland 28 N.C. 241 1846 0 North Carolina