Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Morris v. Owen 6 Va. 520 1801 0 SC of Appeals VA
Fowler v. Saunders 8 Va. 361 1798 0 SC of Appeals VA
Farley v. Shippen 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 254 1794 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Kearney v. Harrell 58 N.C. 199 1859 0 North Carolina
Little v. McLendon 58 N.C. 216 1859 0 North Carolina
Tatum v. Hunter 14 Ala. 557 1848 0 Alabama
Brown v. Rowles 21 Md. 11 1864 0 Maryland
Bruce v. Leveringe 23 Md. 288 1865 0 Maryland
Wiley, Banks & Co. v. Boyd 38 Ala. 625 1863 0 Alabama
Hooe v. Kelsick 1 Va. Ch. Dec. 190 1793 0 H.Ct of Chancery VA
Scarbury v. Barber 2 Va. Col. Dec. 274 1739 0 General Ct. of VA
Winston v. Henry 2 Va. Col. Dec. 199 1736 0 General Ct. of VA
Butler v. Hicks 19 Miss. 78 1848 0 Mississippi
Meador v. Sorsby 2 Ala. 712 1841 0 Alabama
Wynns v. Burden 58 N.C. 377 1860 0 North Carolina
Fatheree v. Lawrence 33 Miss. 585 1857 0 Mississippi
Covey v. State 1 Mor. St. Cas. 349 1872 0 Mississippi
Lightfoot v. Lightfoot's Executor 27 Ala. 351 1855 0 Alabama
Harris v. Miller 30 Ala. 221 1857 0 Alabama
Gilmer v. Ware 19 Ala. 252 1851 0 Alabama