Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▼ Law Type Jurisdiction
United States v. Simms 4 D.C. 618 1835 0 United States
Bell v. Bell’s Adm’r 37 Ala. 536 1861 0 Alabama
Wade v. Edwards 1 N.C. 416 1802 0 North Carolina
Mahoney v. Ashton 4 H. & McH. 63 1797 0 Maryland
Administrators of Butts v. Price 1 N.C. 68 1800 0 North Carolina
Hedgepeth v. Robertson 18 Tex. 858 1857 0 New York
Smelser v. State 31 Tex. 95 1868 0 Texas
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