Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Bassett v. Governor 11 Ga. 207 1852 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bryan v. Duncan 11 Ga. 67 1852 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Spalding v. Grigg 4 Ga. 75 1848 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Worsham v. Brown 4 Ga. 284 1848 0 Georgia
Montague's Ex'x v. Turpin's Adm'x 49 Va. 453 1852 0 SC of Appeals VA
Armstrong's Ad'mr v. Pitts 54 Va. 235 1856 0 SC of Appeals VA
McElvain v. Mudd 44 Ala. 48 1870 0 Alabama
Pepper v. Dunlap 19 La. 491 1841 0 Louisiana
Wills v. Spraggins 44 Va. 555 1847 0 SC of Appeals VA
Hughes v. Pledge 28 Va. 443 1829 0 SC of Appeals VA
Patteson v. Ford 43 Va. 18 1845 0 SC of Appeals VA
Shirley v. Elizabeth 27 Va. 764 1827 0 SC of Appeals VA
Swift v. Fitzhugh 9 Port. 39 1839 0 Alabama
Mauldin v. Mitchell 14 Ala. 814 1848 0 Alabama
Patterson v. Franklin 34 Va. 590 1836 0 SC of Appeals VA
Slaughter's Adm'r v. Tutt 39 Va. 147 1841 0 SC of Appeals VA
Harrisons v. Harrison's Adm'x 43 Va. 1 1845 0 SC of Appeals VA
Watts v. Gayle 20 Ala. 817 1852 0 Alabama
Bacon v. Gray 23 Miss. 140 1851 0 Mississippi
Jordan v. M'Kenzie 30 Miss. 32 1855 0 Mississippi