Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Billy v. State 11 S.C.L. 356 1820 0 South Carolina
Commissioners of Homochitto River v. Withers 29 Miss. 21 1855 0 Mississippi
United States v. Frye 4 D.C. 539 1835 0 United States
United States v. Ellick 2 D.C. 412 1823 0 United States
Evans v. Davidson 53 Md. 245 1880 0 Maryland
Lee v. Bryan 3 Ala. 278 1842 0 Alabama
Shelton v. Johnson 36 Tenn. 672 1857 0 Tennessee
Tomlinson v. Darnall 39 Tenn. 538 1859 0 Tennessee
Blackmore v. Blackmore 35 Tenn. 365 1855 0 Tennessee
Kneeland v. Ensley 19 Tenn. 620 1838 0 Tennessee
Mills v. Stewart 24 Tenn. 308 1844 0 Tennessee
Sundry African Slaves v. Madrazo 26 U.S. 110 1828 0 United States
State v. Cook 22 S.C.L. 234 1837 0 South Carolina
Lindsay v. State 19 Ala. 560 1851 0 Alabama
Snodgrass v. Branch Bank at Decatur 25 Ala. 161 1854 0 Alabama
Spence v. State 17 Ala. 192 1850 0 Alabama
Succession of Stafford 12 La. 178 1845 0 Louisiana
Smith v. Hines 10 Fla. 258 1864 0 Supreme Court of FL
State v. Haney 19 N.C. 390 1837 0 North Carolina
State v. Hardin 19 N.C. 407 1837 0 North Carolina