Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Sullivan v. Hadley 16 Ark. 129 1855 0 Arkansas
Morgan v. Cox 22 Mo. 373 1856 0 Missouri
Moore v. Gwynn 27 N.C. 187 1844 0 North Carolina
McRae v. Pegues 4 Ala. 158 1842 0 Alabama
Prall v. Peet’s Curator 3 La. 274 1832 0 Louisiana
John v. State 1 Ala. 95 1840 0 Alabama
Austin v. State 14 Ark. 555 1854 0 Arkansas
Leggett v. Simmons 15 Miss. 348 1846 0 Mississippi
Mary v. State 5 Mo. 71 1837 0 Missouri
Nathan v. State 8 Mo. 631 1844 0 Missouri
Bailey v. Brockett 20 Ga. 148 1856 0 Supreme Court
Murphey v. Murphey 20 Ga. 549 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
State ex rel. Kohne v. Simons 29 S.C.L. 761 1844 0 South Carolina
Peter v. State 4 Miss. 433 1839 0 Mississippi
Kendrick v. Whitfield 20 Ga. 379 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Suggs v. Sapp 20 Ga. 100 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Walker v. Whitehead 83 U.S. 314 1872 0 United States
Walker v. Roberts 20 Ga. 15 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Thornton v. Chisholm 20 Ga. 338 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Wittick v. Traun 25 Ala. 317 1854 0 Alabama