Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
May v. Eastin 2 Port. 414 1835 0 Alabama
King v. Kent's Heirs 29 Ala. 542 1857 0 Alabama
Duncan v. Adm'rs of Self 5 N.C. 466 1810 0 North Carolina
Jackson v. Marshall's administrator 5 N.C. 323 1809 0 North Carolina
Bellamy v. Ballard 3 N.C. 361 1805 0 North Carolina
Cummings v. MacGill 6 N.C. 357 1818 0 North Carolina
Den on the demise of Arrington v. Alston 6 N.C. 321 1818 0 North Carolina
Walker v. Kelly 7 N.C. 265 1819 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Loftin 9 N.C. 199 1822 0 North Carolina
Gordon v. Finlay 10 N.C. 239 1824 0 North Carolina
Wade v. Parks 10 N.C. 202 1824 0 North Carolina
Doe on demise of Freeman v. Edmunds 10 N.C. 7 1824 0 North Carolina
Scruggs v. Driver’s Executors 31 Ala. 274 1857 0 Alabama
Peggy v. Legg 20 Va. 229 1818 0 SC of Appeals VA
Davis v. Hunter 7 Ala. 135 1844 0 Alabama
United States v. Marshal of the District of North Carolina 26 F. Cas. 1173 1833 0 United States
Harvey v. Smith 18 N.C. 186 1835 0 North Carolina
Foster v. Simmons 1 D.C. 316 1806 0 United States
Matilda v. Mason & Moore 2 D.C. 343 1822 0 United States
Hamilton v. M'Carty 18 N.C. 226 1835 0 North Carolina