Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Osborne v. Taylor's Adm'r 53 Va. 117 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
La Selle v. Whitfield 12 La. Ann. 81 1857 0 Louisiana
Hawkins ex rel. Mundell v. Bowie 9 G. & J. 428 1838 0 Maryland
Gimon v. Terrell 38 Ala. 208 1861 0 Alabama
Jones v. Allen 38 Tenn. 626 1858 0 Tennessee
Kelly v. Thompson 49 Tenn. 278 1871 0 Tennessee
Kinsey v. Rhem 24 N.C. 192 1841 0 North Carolina
Moore v. Steele 29 Tenn. 562 1850 0 Tennessee
Hopkins v. Tilman 25 Ga. 212 1858 0 Suprem Court of Georgia
Upshaw v. Upshaw 12 Va. 381 1808 0 SC of Appeals VA
Fleming v. Burgin 37 N.C. 584 1843 0 North Carolina
Troup v. Hart 66 Tenn. 188 1874 0 Tennessee
Hyde v. Craddick 10 Rob. 387 1845 0 Louisiana
Hooks v. Harris 33 Ga. Supp. 81 1864 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Thomason v. Odum 23 Ala. 480 1853 0 Alabama
United States v. Minifie 2 D.C. 109 1814 0 United States
State v. George 29 N.C. 321 1847 0 North Carolina
Burroughs v. McNeill 22 N.C. 297 1839 0 North Carolina
Bumpas v. Dotson 26 Tenn. 310 1846 0 Tennessee
Bentley v. Cummins 9 Ark. 487 1849 0 Arkansas