Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Gray v. Saffold's Administrators 5 Ark. 637 1844 0 Arkansas
Brooks v. Cook 20 Ga. 87 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Walker v. Whitehead 83 U.S. 314 1872 0 United States
State v. Jesse 20 N.C. 98 1838 0 North Carolina
Jones v. Jones 20 Ga. 699 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Hansford v. Elliott 9 Leigh 79 1837 0 Virginia
Brown v. Harris 20 Ga. 403 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Murphey v. Murphey 20 Ga. 549 1856 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Bailey v. Brockett 20 Ga. 148 1856 0 Supreme Court
Peter v. State 12 Miss. 31 1844 0 Mississippi
Thomas' Adm'r v. Lewis 89 Va. 1 1892 0 Virginia
McConnell v. Hardeman 15 Ark. 151 1854 0 Arkansas
Austin v. State 14 Ark. 555 1854 0 Arkansas
Jesse v. State 28 Miss. 100 1854 0 Mississippi
Stephen v. State 11 Ga. 225 1852 0 Georgia
Forgay v. Conrad 47 U.S. 201 1848 0 United States
Cameron v. Cameron 18 Miss. 394 1848 0 Mississippi
Reynolds v. State 3 Ga. 53 1847 0 Supreme Court of Georgia
Naylor’s Administrator v. Moffatt 29 Mo. 126 1859 0 Missouri
Reynolds v. Batson 11 La. Ann. 729 1856 0 Louisiana