Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
Carter v. Reynolds 6 Tex. 561 1851 0 Texas
Barnett v. Barnett 54 N.C. 221 1854 0 North Carolina
Brookshire v. Dubose 55 N.C. 276 1855 0 North Carolina
Taylor v. McMurray 58 N.C. 357 1860 0 North Carolina
Dibble v. Aycock 58 N.C. 399 1860 0 North Carolina
Molett v. State 33 Ala. 408 1859 0 Alabama
John Holt & Co. v. Kernodle 23 N.C. 199 1840 0 North Carolina
Randall v. Shrader 20 Ala. 338 1852 0 Alabama
David v. Porter 4 H. & McH. 418 1799 0 Maryland
McAlpine v. Jones 13 La. Ann. 409 1858 0 Louisiana
Ball v. Bender 22 La. Ann. 493 1870 0 Louisiana
Knight v. Oliver 53 Va. 33 1855 0 SC of Appeals VA
Stone v. Rafter 1 H. & J. 364 1802 0 Maryland
Commonwealth v. Watts 31 Va. 672 1833 0 General Ct. of VA
Lyons v. Brown 21 Va. 105 1820 0 SC of Appeals VA
Summers v. United States Insurance, Annuity & Trust Co. 13 La. Ann. 504 1858 0 Louisiana
Cordle's Administrator v. Cordle's Executor 20 Va. 455 1819 0 SC of Appeals VA
Conrad v. Callery 22 La. Ann. 428 1870 0 Louisiana
Byrd v. Byrd 4 F. Cas. 943 1824 0 Cir Ct, D of VA
Lynch & Wieman v. McRee 18 La. Ann. 640 1866 0 Louisiana